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For more than 40 years, one rock-solid element of Hispanic demographics has been the relative ranking<\/a> of the three largest Hispanic-origin groups: Mexicans<\/a> have always been the largest by population, followed by Puerto Ricans<\/a> and then Cubans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

But this may be changing.<\/p>\n\n

According to Pew Research Center\u2019s most recent estimate based on the 2011 American Community Survey, there were 1.89 million Cubans and 1.95 million Salvadorans living in the U.S. Statistically speaking, those two estimates are indistinguishable from each other, and it\u2019s been that way since 2008.<\/p>\n\n

Since 2007, however, the Salvadoran population\u2019s growth rate has been about double that of the Cuban population (33% versus 17%). As a result, the Salvadoran population is now poised to overtake the Cuban population in the next few years. This reflects the relative youth of today\u2019s Salvadoran population compared with their Cuban counterparts\u2014median age is 29 versus 40. (For a breakdown of the demographic, economic and social characteristics of each group, see our Hispanic Origin profiles<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n

So, in the not-too-distant future, the third largest Hispanic-origin group might be Salvadorans. And more change may be on the way: demographics and immigration patterns show the Dominican population is close behind\u2013it has grown 27% since 2007, from 1.2 million to 1.53 million.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For more than 40 years, one rock solid element of Hispanic demographics has been the ranking of the three largest Hispanic origin groups: Mexicans have always been the largest by population; followed by Puerto Ricans and then Cubans.<\/p>\n

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