{"id":373910,"date":"2026-09-01T09:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=373910"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:55:42","slug":"what-the-american-dream-means-to-u-s-latinos-in-their-own-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2026\/09\/01\/what-the-american-dream-means-to-u-s-latinos-in-their-own-words\/","title":{"rendered":"What the \u2018American dream\u2019 means to U.S. Latinos, in their own words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on U.S. Latinos\u2019 views of the American dream and their outlook on economic mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. This analysis builds on a larger body of work that explores the attitudes and experiences of Latinos in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Pew Research Center<\/a>, our research on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/race-ethnicity\/racial-ethnic-groups\/hispanics-latinos\/\">Hispanics in the U.S.<\/a> and other research on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/race-ethnicity\/\">race and ethnicity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis is based on Pew Research Center\u2019s latest National Survey of Latinos, conducted from Oct. 6 to 16, 2025, among a sample of 8,046 U.S. adults. Some 4,923 Hispanics were surveyed, with 1,125 respondents who are members of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a> (ATP) and 3,798 respondents who are members of SSRS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ssrs.com\/ssrs-solutions\/ssrs-opinion-panel\/\">Opinion Panel<\/a>. The survey also included 3,114 non-Hispanic ATP members. Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/RE_2026.09.01_Latinos-American-Dream_Questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/RE_2026.09.01_Latinos-American-Dream_TOPLINE.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2026\/09\/01\/latinos-american-dream-methodology\/\">the methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey was conducted in English and Spanish. Respondents were recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This kind of recruitment gives nearly all U.S. adults a chance of selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviews took place either online or by telephone with a live interviewer. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education, presidential vote (among voters) and other factors. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>List of key terms<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The terms <strong>Hispanic<\/strong> and <strong>Latino<\/strong> are used interchangeably in this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term <strong>immigrant<\/strong> refers to respondents born outside the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. When data is available, this group also includes people born outside these places to parents born outside these places. The terms immigrant and <strong>foreign born<\/strong> are used interchangeably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term <strong>U.S. born<\/strong> refers to respondents born in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. When the data is available, this group also includes those born elsewhere to at least one parent who was born in these places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Second generation<\/strong> refers to respondents who are U.S. born with at least one immigrant parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Third or higher generation<\/strong> refers to respondents who are U.S. born with both parents also U.S. born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis includes comparisons between Latino adults and other adults. In these cases, the term <strong>other<\/strong> <strong>U.S. adults<\/strong> refers to are those who are not Hispanic. The terms other U.S. adults, <strong>other adults<\/strong> and <strong>other Americans<\/strong> are used interchangeably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked respondents whether they have achieved the American dream, are on their way to achieving it, believe it\u2019s out of reach or that it doesn\u2019t exist. We use the phrase <strong>believe the American dream exists<\/strong> to refer to those who say they have achieved it, they are on their way to achieving it, or that it is out of reach. This group excludes those who say the American dream does not exist.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phrase \u201cthe American dream\u201d has <a href=\"https:\/\/daily.jstor.org\/james-truslow-adams-dreaming-american-dream\/\">long been used<\/a> to describe hopes associated with life in the United States. Over time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/behold-america-american-dream-slogan-book-sarah-churchwell-180970311\/\">it has come to encompass many ideals<\/a>, including economic mobility, homeownership, political freedoms and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. Latinos are divided on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2026\/09\/01\/latinos-are-split-on-whether-the-american-dream-is-achievable\/\">whether they can achieve the American dream<\/a>. But what does the phrase mean to Latinos? We asked them to describe the American dream in their own words, which we then grouped into broad themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hispanics most often link the American dream to <strong>financial<\/strong> <strong>or economic factors,<\/strong> <strong>self-fulfillment<\/strong> or <strong>collective well-being.<\/strong>[2.numoffset=&#8221;2&#8243; These are themes largely shared by other Americans today. Among Hispanic adults, 59% related the American dream to financial security, economic opportunity or homeownership, and 39% described as building happy, fulfilled lives for themselves or their community. Among U.S. adults who are not Hispanic, 55% and 42% described the American dream this way, respectively.] Many describe multiple themes. One Latina respondent wrote, \u201cThe American dream means many things to many different people. But to me personally, the American dream would be living peacefully [and] joyfully \u2026 being financially stable and in a house of my own, just to be humble and kind to anyone who enters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings come from the Center\u2019s National Survey of Latinos, a nationally representative, bilingual survey including 4,923 U.S. Latino adults conducted Oct. 6-16, 2025.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2026\/09\/01\/latinos-are-split-on-whether-the-american-dream-is-achievable\/\"><em>Read key findings from the survey<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;the-american-dream-means-many-things-to-u-s-hispanics&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"the-american-dream-means-many-things-to-u-s-hispanics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The American dream means many things to U.S. Hispanics\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=378045\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efede6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efede6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/RE_2026.09.01_latinos-american-dream_1-01.png?resize=480,955 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/RE_2026.09.01_latinos-american-dream_1-01.png?resize=620,1234 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"617\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/RE_2026.09.01_latinos-american-dream_1-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Finances and well-being top Latinos\u2019 descriptions of the American dream \" class=\"wp-image-378045 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten Hispanics tie the American dream to <strong>financial or economic factors.<\/strong> This includes 36% who mentioned financial security, 31% who mentioned economic opportunity and 14% who mentioned homeownership.[3. Individual figures do not add to the subtotal because responses could be coded to multiple categories.] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respondents describe the American dream as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-purple-spectrum-primary-color has-text-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ad4e947 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA chance for upward social mobility. It means the pathway exists for someone to claw out of poverty to what most would consider success. It means not lacking necessities and having enough for wants occasionally.\u201d<br>\u2013 Immigrant woman of Cuban origin, late 20s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo own a house, be able to provide for your family a decent standard of living, be able to take good vacations.\u201d<br>\u2013 Immigrant man of Nicaraguan origin, late 60s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly four-in-ten Latinos describe the American dream as <strong>living a good life<\/strong> for themselves, their family or their community. Responses mentioned things like finding happiness or fulfillment, having a high quality of life, or having positive relationships with family, friends or neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American dream is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ui-purple-dark-color has-text-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ad4e947 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ability to live well and how you want.\u201d<br>\u2013 U.S.-born man of Puerto Rican origin, early 40s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo be part of [the] society and community of America, to contribute for the better of every other American that lives on the soil.\u201d<br>\u2013 Immigrant woman of Argentine origin, late 20s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smaller shares of Latino adults describe the American dream in other ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Freedom or being free<\/strong> (18%), including broad descriptions of freedom or freedom in a political, economic or individual sense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achieving success through hard work<\/strong> (13%), including achievement through merit, grit or effort, or \u201cpulling oneself up by their bootstraps.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Equal treatment or acceptance of others<\/strong> (11%), including descriptions of equal or civil rights, tolerance, freedom from discrimination, or the United States being a \u201cmelting pot\u201d of cultures, beliefs and identities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ui-purple-dark-color has-text-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ad4e947 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLiving in true freedom: Free from authoritarian regimes. &#8230; Free to express my opinions without fear of reprisal. Free from chaos and the dismantling of our [the United States\u2019] long-cherished democracy. Hope to continue this country\u2019s 250 years of democratic freedom.\u201d<br>\u2013 Immigrant man of Dominican origin, mid-60s\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUn concepto que ha evolucionado a lo largo de la historia, pero su significado principal se refiere a la idea de que cualquier persona, sin importar su origen, puede alcanzar el \u00e9xito y la prosperidad a trav\u00e9s del trabajo duro y la dedicaci\u00f3n. <em>(A concept that has evolved throughout history, but its primary meaning refers to the idea that anyone, no matter their background, can achieve success and prosperity through hard work and dedication.)<\/em>\u201d<br>\u2013 Immigrant woman of Colombian origin, mid-50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe hope of a future without racial, gender or sexuality bias and a socioeconomic structure that does not limit, oppress or privilege persons because of racial, gender or sexuality status.\u201d<br>\u2013 U.S.-born woman of Mexican origin, mid-70s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, about one-in-ten Hispanics expressed <strong>disillusionment with the American dream.<\/strong> These respondents said they don\u2019t think the American dream is real, that it doesn\u2019t mean anything to them or that it\u2019s been lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ui-purple-dark-color has-text-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ad4e947 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVivir el sue\u00f1o americano es progreso, vivir en paz, obtener una excelente educaci\u00f3n, etc., pero \u00faltimamente eso se est\u00e1 perdiendo por la situaci\u00f3n actual del pa\u00eds. <em>(Living the American dream is progress, living in peace, getting an excellent education, etc., but lately that is being lost due to the current situation of the country.)<\/em>\u201d<br>\u2013 Immigrant man of Venezuelan origin, late 40s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;some-hispanic-groups-stand-out-in-how-they-define-the-american-dream&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"some-hispanic-groups-stand-out-in-how-they-define-the-american-dream\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Hispanic groups stand out in how they define the American dream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across subgroups of Hispanics, the most common responses consistently link the American dream to finances, economic opportunity, homeownership and quality of life. However, some groups stand out in specific ways. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Immigrants (68%) are more likely than U.S.-born Latinos (55%) to say finances, economic opportunity or homeownership are part of the American dream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23% of Latinos who primarily speak English and 20% who are bilingual name freedom when describing the American dream, higher than the 7% of Spanish-dominant Latinos who do the same.[4. Differences by language remain regardless of whether Hispanics are immigrants or U.S. born.] <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17% of Latinos with family origins in South America describe the American dream as being safe or free from fear. This is at least double the share among Latinos with origins elsewhere in Latin America or Spain (8% or less).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase \u201cthe American dream\u201d has long been used to describe hopes associated with life in the United States. Over time, it has come to encompass many ideals, including economic mobility, homeownership, political freedoms and equality. A Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. Latinos are divided on whether they can achieve the American dream. 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