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Hispanic or Latino Population in US
Hispanic and Latino Americans have ethnic origins in Spanish-speaking countries or Latin American countries. The nation’s Latino population is diverse and is represented among the 62.5 million Latinos in the United States are individuals who trace their heritage to more than 20 Spanish-speaking nations worldwide.
The Hispanic population reached 62.5 million in 2021, up from 50.5 million in 2010. In 2021, Hispanics made up nearly one-in-five people (19%) in the U.S. – 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is up from 16% in 2010 and just 5% in 1970.
The 19% increase in the Hispanic population was faster than the nation’s 7% growth rate but slower than the 23% increase in the Asian population. People of Mexican origin accounted for nearly 60% of the nation’s overall Hispanic population. Hispanics of Indigenous descent and Native Americans are the oldest ethnic groups to inhabit much of what is today the United States.
Two-thirds of all Hispanic Americans were born in the United States. Most of the nation’s Hispanics live in six states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, and Arizona.
| # | US population as per ethnicity | Pop. 2021 | Percentage |
| 1 | Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 62,529,064 | 18.84% |
| 2 | Not Hispanic or Latino | 269,364,681 | 81.16% |
Source: US Census 2021 estimates
Hispanic Population by Nationality
As of 2020, approximately 60% of the nation’s Hispanic population was of Mexican origin. Those of Puerto Rican origin are the next largest group, at 5.8 million (another roughly 3.1 million Puerto Ricans live on the island as of 2021).
Six other Hispanic-origin groups in the U.S. have 1 million or more people each: Salvadorans, Cubans, Dominicans, Guatemalans, Colombians, and Hondurans. About 3.9% each of Cuban and Salvadoran and about 3.8% of Dominican origins. The remainder were of other Central American or South American origin. In addition, by 2021, Spaniards accounted for just about 1 million U.S. Latinos.
Let’s look at the Hispanic and Latino Populations by Nationality
| # | Hispanic Ancestry | Population 2020 | % of US Pop. | % of Hispanic Pop. |
| 1 | Mexican | 37,235,886 | 11.22% | 59.98% |
| 2 | Puerto Rican | 5,798,287 | 1.75% | 9.34% |
| 3 | Salvadoran | 2,473,947 | 0.75% | 3.99% |
| 4 | Cuban | 2,400,152 | 0.72% | 3.87% |
| 5 | Dominican | 2,393,718 | 0.72% | 3.86% |
| 6 | Guatemalan | 1,771,850 | 0.53% | 2.85% |
| 7 | Colombian | 1,401,720 | 0.42% | 2.26% |
| 8 | Honduran | 1,148,209 | 0.35% | 1.85% |
| 9 | Spaniard | 995,583 | 0.30% | 1.60% |
| 10 | Ecuadorian | 812,838 | 0.24% | 1.31% |
| 11 | Peruvian | 720,626 | 0.22% | 1.16% |
| 12 | Venezuelan | 659,631 | 0.20% | 1.06% |
| 13 | Nicaraguan | 457,005 | 0.14% | 0.74% |
| 14 | Argentinean | 297,155 | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| 15 | Panamanian | 237,706 | 0.07% | 0.38% |
| 16 | Costa Rican | 188,054 | 0.06% | 0.30% |
| 17 | Chilean | 187,572 | 0.06% | 0.30% |
| 18 | Bolivian | 131,424 | 0.04% | 0.21% |
| 19 | Uruguayan | 65,571 | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| 20 | Others | 3,152,130 | 0.95% | 5.08% |
Source: US Census 2020 & Pew
Note: People with ancestries in Brazil, Portugal, and the Philippines do not fit the federal government’s official definition of “Hispanic” because the countries are not Spanish-speaking.
List of U.S. States by Hispanic Population
As per the US Census 2020, The Five Largest State by Hispanic and Latino population overall is California (15.6 million), Texas (11.5 million), Florida (5.7 million), New York (3.95 million), and Illinois (2.33 million).
The state with the largest percentage of Hispanics and Latinos in New Mexico (47.70%), California (39.40%), and Texas (39.30%). Vermont had the nation’s smallest Latino population (15,504) followed by Maine (26,609), North Dakota (33,412), West Virginia(34,827), and South Dakota (38,741).
Let’s look at the Hispanic and Latino Populations by state
| # | State | Population 2020 | % of State Pop. |
| 1 | California | 15,579,652 | 39.40% |
| 2 | Texas | 11,441,717 | 39.30% |
| 3 | Florida | 5,697,240 | 26.50% |
| 4 | New York | 3,948,032 | 19.50% |
| 5 | Illinois | 2,337,410 | 18.20% |
| 6 | Arizona | 2,192,253 | 30.70% |
| 7 | New Jersey | 2,002,575 | 21.60% |
| 8 | Colorado | 1,263,390 | 21.90% |
| 9 | Georgia | 1,123,457 | 10.50% |
| 10 | North Carolina | 1,118,596 | 10.70% |
| 11 | Washington (state) | 1,059,213 | 13.70% |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 1,049,615 | 8.10% |
| 13 | New Mexico | 1,010,811 | 47.70% |
| 14 | Virginia | 908,749 | 10.50% |
| 15 | Nevada | 890,257 | 28.70% |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 887,685 | 12.60% |
| 17 | Maryland | 729,745 | 11.80% |
| 18 | Connecticut | 623,293 | 17.30% |
| 19 | Oregon | 588,757 | 13.90% |
| 20 | Michigan | 564,422 | 5.60% |
| 21 | Indiana | 554,191 | 8.20% |
| 22 | Ohio | 521,308 | 4.40% |
| 23 | Utah | 492,912 | 15.10% |
| 24 | Tennessee | 479,187 | 6.90% |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 471,931 | 11.90% |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 447,290 | 7.60% |
| 27 | Kansas | 382,603 | 13.00% |
| 28 | South Carolina | 352,838 | 6.90% |
| 29 | Minnesota | 345,640 | 6.10% |
| 30 | Louisiana | 322,549 | 6.20% |
| 31 | Missouri | 303,068 | 4.90% |
| 32 | Alabama | 264,067 | 5.30% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 256,847 | 8.50% |
| 34 | Idaho | 239,407 | 13.00% |
| 35 | Nebraska | 234,715 | 12.00% |
| 36 | Iowa | 215,986 | 6.80% |
| 37 | Kentucky | 207,854 | 4.60% |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 182,101 | 16.60% |
| 39 | Hawaii | 138,293 | 9.50% |
| 40 | Mississippi | 105,220 | 3.60% |
| 41 | Delaware | 104,290 | 10.50% |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 59,454 | 4.30% |
| 43 | Wyoming | 59,046 | 10.20% |
| 44 | Alaska | 49,824 | 6.80% |
| 45 | Montana | 45,199 | 4.20% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 38,741 | 4.40% |
| 47 | West Virginia | 34,827 | 1.90% |
| 48 | North Dakota | 33,412 | 4.30% |
| 49 | Maine | 26,609 | 2.00% |
| 50 | Vermont | 15,504 | 2.40% |
| – | District of Columbia | 77,652 | 11.30% |
| – | United States | 62,080,044 | 18.70% |
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