{"id":62730,"date":"2013-06-19T15:46:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T20:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/06\/19\/diverse-origins-the-nations-14-largest-hispanic-origin-groups\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:14:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:14:53","slug":"diverse-origins-the-nations-14-largest-hispanic-origin-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2013\/06\/19\/diverse-origins-the-nations-14-largest-hispanic-origin-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Diverse Origins: The Nation\u2019s 14 Largest Hispanic-Origin Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/h2>\n\n
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The nation\u2019s Latino population is diverse. Represented among the 51.9 million Latinos in the United States are individuals who trace their heritage to more than 20 Spanish-speaking nations worldwide. But one group\u2014Mexicans\u2014dominates the nation\u2019s Latino population.<\/p>\n\n

In 2011, nearly two-thirds (64.6%) of U.S. Hispanics, or 33.5 million, traced their family origins to Mexico, according to Pew Research Center tabulations of the 2011 American Community Survey (ACS). By comparison, Puerto Ricans, the nation\u2019s second largest Hispanic-origin group, number about 5 million and make up 9.5% of the total Hispanic population in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.[1. Population estimates presented in this report are for Hispanics living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Those living in Puerto Rico are not included in population estimates for the nation\u2019s Puerto Rican-origin population. According to the Puerto Rican Community Survey, some 3.7 million people lived in Puerto Rico in 2011.]<\/p>\n\n

Following Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are Salvadorans, Cubans,[2. Population estimates from the 2011 ACS rank the U.S. Salvadoran-origin population ahead of the U.S. Cuban-origin population, but these estimates are statistically indistinguishable from each other. This isn\u2019t the first time this has happened. Since 2008, the Salvadoran-origin population was estimated to be larger than the Cuban-origin population twice\u2014in 2009 and 2011. Meanwhile, in 2008 and in 2010, the Cuban origin population was estimated to be larger. However, the Salvadoran-origin population is growing faster and is poised to overtake the Cuban-origin population sometime in the next few years. For more, see our blog post<\/a> \u201cSalvadorans may soon replace Cubans as third-largest U.S. Hispanic group.\u201d] Dominicans, Guatemalans, Colombians, Spaniards, Hondurans, Ecuadorians, Peruvians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Argentineans. Together these 14 groups make up 95% of the U.S. Hispanic population.[3. Percentages are computed before numbers are rounded.] Among them, six Hispanic origin groups have populations greater than 1 million.<\/p>\n\n

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Mexican-origin Hispanics have always been the largest Hispanic-origin group in the U.S. In 1860, for example, among the 155,000 Hispanics living in the U.S., 81% were of Mexican origin\u2014a historic high. Since then the origins of the nation\u2019s Hispanic population have diversified as growing numbers of immigrants from other Latin American nations and Puerto Rico settled in the U.S. For example, between 1930 and 1980, Hispanics from places other than Mexico nearly doubled their representation among U.S. Hispanics, from 22% to 41%. But with the arrival of large numbers of Mexican immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s, the Mexican share among Hispanics grew, rising to a recent peak of 66% in 2008. Since then it has declined slightly\u2014to 65%\u2014as Mexican migration to the U.S. has slowed (Passel, Cohn and Gonzalez-Barrera, 2012<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n

The nation\u2019s Hispanic-origin population differs in many other ways as well. For instance, U.S. Hispanics of Mexican origin have the lowest median age, at 25 years, while Hispanics of Cuban origin have the highest median age, at 40 years. Venezuelans are the most likely to have a college degree (51%) while Guatemalans and Salvadorans are among the least likely (7%). Argentineans have the highest annual median household income ($55,000) while Hondurans have the lowest ($31,000). Close to half (46%) of Hondurans and Guatemalans do not have health insurance while 15% of Puerto Ricans and Spaniards do not have health insurance. Further comparisons and rankings of the nation\u2019s largest Hispanic-origin groups are shown in the appendix of this report.<\/p>\n\n

Hispanics are the nation\u2019s largest minority group. Estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau (2013<\/a>) show that the Hispanic population in 2012 was 53 million, making up 17% of the U.S. population.[4. Throughout this report and in the accompanying statistical profiles, the 2011 American Community Survey is the main data source used. According to Pew Hispanic Center tabulations based on the 2011 ACS, there were 51.9 million Hispanics in the U.S. in 2011. The population estimate published by the U.S. Census Bureau for Hispanics\u201453 million\u2014reflects data from 2012.] By comparison, non-Hispanic blacks, who are the nation\u2019s second largest minority group, represent 12% of the nation\u2019s population and non-Hispanic Asians rank third at 5%.[5. Reference to whites, blacks and Asians refers to the non-Hispanic components of each population.]<\/p>\n\n

Hispanics are also the nation\u2019s largest immigrant group and one of its fastest growing populations. According to the Census Bureau, Hispanic population growth between 2000 and 2010 accounted for more than half of the nation\u2019s population growth (Passel, Cohn and Lopez, 2011<\/a>). Among the nation\u2019s 40.4 million immigrants, nearly half (47%) are Hispanic (Motel and Patten, 2013<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n

Accompanying this report are 14 statistical profiles<\/a>\u2014one for each of the 14 largest Hispanic-origin groups. Each statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of a Hispanic-origin population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each origin group\u2019s characteristics are compared with all Hispanics and the U.S. population overall.<\/p>\n\n

About this Report<\/h3>

This report examines the Hispanic population of the United States by its 14 largest origin groups. The data for this report are derived from the 2011 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS), which provides detailed geographic, demographic and economic characteristics for each group. Accompanying this report are profiles<\/a> of the 14 largest Hispanic-origin groups\u2014Mexicans<\/a>, Puerto Ricans<\/a>, Salvadorans<\/a>, Cubans<\/a>, Dominicans<\/a>, Guatemalans<\/a>, Colombians<\/a>, Spaniards<\/a>, Hondurans<\/a>, Ecuadorians<\/a>, Peruvians<\/a>, Argentineans<\/a>, Nicaraguans<\/a> and Venezuelans<\/a>. Also accompanying this report is an interactive graphic<\/a> analyzing these groups on several characteristics.<\/p>

Acknowledgements<\/h3>

The authors thank Paul Taylor for editorial guidance. Eileen Patten checked numbers in the report. Molly Rohal was the copy editor.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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