In 2023, almost 2.42 million female Hispanics in the United States were aged between 30 and 34 years. In that same year, about 4.83 million male Hispanics were between the ages of 35 and 44 years old.

In 2023, California had the highest Hispanic population in the United States, with over 15.76 million people claiming Hispanic heritage. Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois rounded out the top five states for Hispanic residents in that year. History of Hispanic people Hispanic people are those whose heritage stems from a former Spanish colony. The Spanish Empire colonized most of Central and Latin America in the 15th century, which began when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492. The Spanish Empire expanded its territory throughout Central America and South America, but the colonization of the United States did not include the Northeastern part of the United States. Despite the number of Hispanic people living in the United States having increased, the median income of Hispanic households has fluctuated slightly since 1990. Hispanic population in the United States Hispanic people are the second-largest ethnic group in the United States, making Spanish the second most common language spoken in the country. In 2021, about one-fifth of Hispanic households in the United States made between 50,000 to 74,999 U.S. dollars. The unemployment rate of Hispanic Americans has fluctuated significantly since 1990, but has been on the decline since 2010, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

As of 2023, around 37.99 million people of Mexican descent were living in the United States - the largest of any Hispanic group. Puerto Ricans, Salvadorans, Cubans, and Dominicans rounded out the top five Hispanic groups living in the U.S. in that year.

The statistic shows the share of U.S. population, by race and Hispanic origin, in 2016 and a projection for 2060. As of 2016, about 17.79 percent of the U.S. population was of Hispanic origin. Race and ethnicity in the U.S. For decades, America was a melting pot of the racial and ethnical diversity of its population. The number of people of different ethnic groups in the United States has been growing steadily over the last decade, as has the population in total. For example, 35.81 million Black or African Americans were counted in the U.S. in 2000, while 43.5 million Black or African Americans were counted in 2017.

The median annual family income in the United States in 2017 earned by Black families was about 50,870 U.S. dollars, while the average family income earned by the Asian population was about 92,784 U.S. dollars. This is more than 15,000 U.S. dollars higher than the U.S. average family income, which was 75,938 U.S. dollars.

The unemployment rate varies by ethnicity as well. In 2018, about 6.5 percent of the Black or African American population in the United States were unemployed. In contrast to that, only three percent of the population with Asian origin was unemployed.

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie as of August 2018, sorted by ethnicity. According to the survey, 66 percent of Black U.S. adults had taken a photograph of themselves, while the same was true for 60 percent of white respondents.

In 2022, around 17 percent of Hispanics or Latinos in the U.S. received mental health treatment or counseling in the past year. This statistic represents the percentage of U.S. Hispanic or Latino adults who received mental health treatment in the past year from 2002 to 2023.

In 2023, over 20 percent of Hispanics in the U.S. reported that they had any mental illness in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. Hispanic or Latino adults with any mental illness in the past year from 2008 to 2023.

This graph shows the population of the U.S. by race and ethnic group from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, there were around 21.39 million people of Asian origin living in the United States. A ranking of the most spoken languages across the world can be accessed here. U.S. populationCurrently, the white population makes up the vast majority of the United States’ population, accounting for some 252.07 million people in 2023. This ethnicity group contributes to the highest share of the population in every region, but is especially noticeable in the Midwestern region. The Black or African American resident population totaled 45.76 million people in the same year. The overall population in the United States is expected to increase annually from 2022, with the 320.92 million people in 2015 expected to rise to 341.69 million people by 2027. Thus, population densities have also increased, totaling 36.3 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2021. Despite being one of the most populous countries in the world, following China and India, the United States is not even among the top 150 most densely populated countries due to its large land mass. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world and has a population density of 24,621.5 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2021. As population numbers in the U.S. continues to grow, the Hispanic population has also seen a similar trend from 35.7 million inhabitants in the country in 2000 to some 62.65 million inhabitants in 2021. This growing population group is a significant source of population growth in the country due to both high immigration and birth rates. The United States is one of the most racially diverse countries in the world.

This statistic shows the share of adults in the United States who were using social networks as of February 2019, sorted by ethnicity. During that period of time, 70 percent of Hispanic adults used social networking sites.

In 2023, the unemployment rate of Hispanic or Latin Americans increased to 4.6 percent from 4.3 in 2022. The rate saw a high of 12.5 percent in 2010. The overall national unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in 2023 and can be found here.

In a March 2021 survey of Hispanic adults, 54 percent of respondents in the United States said that they had experienced at least one incident of discrimination in the past 12 months. Among respondents who described themselves as having darker skin, 42 percent said that they had experienced people treating them as if they were not smart.

This statistic gives information on the U.S. Hispanic mobile internet users reach in 2015, by primary language. During the 2015 National Survey of Latinos conducted in November 2015, it was found that 83 percent of bolingual U.S. Hispanic adults accessed the internet via mobile at least occasionally.

This statistic gives information on the U.S. Hispanic mobile internet users reach in 2015, by gender. During the 2015 National Survey of Latinos conducted in November 2015, it was found that 81 percent of U.S. Hispanic adults accessed the internet via mobile at least occasionally.

This statistic gives information on the U.S. Hispanic mobile internet users reach in 2015, by age goup. During the 2015 National Survey of Latinos conducted in November 2015, it was found that 94 percent of U.S. Hispanic adults aged 18 to 29 years accessed the internet via mobile at least occasionally.

A survey from 2023 found that around 74 percent of non-Hispanic Asian adults in the United States had a dental visit in the past year. In comparison, only 58 percent of Hispanics had a dental visit in the past year.

According to a survey conducted in 2024, 47 percent of Black Americans reported that someone had called them by a racial or ethnic slur in the United States in the last 12 months. In comparison, 39 percent of Hispanic Americans, 32 percent of Asian Americans, and 14 percent of White Americans also said that they had been called a racial or ethnic slur within the last year.

This statistic shows the distribution of English language proficiency among Hispanics in the United States in 2022. In that year, 31.8 percent of Hispanics reported speaking only English.

This survey shows the prevalence of one or more chronic conditions among U.S. adults in 2014, by ethnicity. Almost 63 percent of non-Hispanic white respondents had one or more chronic conditions, compared to 49 percent of Hispanics.

During an April 2023 survey in the United States, little less than two-thirds (65 percent) of responding adults reported being either very or somewhat favorable of brands hiring Hispanic spokespeople. Whereas nine percent stated being somewhat or very unfavorable of it, over one-quarter (26 percent) did not know the answer or had no opinion. Meanwhile, according to the same study, 52 percent of U.S. consumers expressed favorability of brands hiring LGBTQ spokespersons.

In 2023, approximately nineteen percent of the Hispanic population in the United States did not have health insurance, a historical low since 2010. In 2023, the national average was 9.1 percent. White Americans had a below-average rate of just 5.8 percent, whereas 8.6 percent of Black Americans had no health insurance.Impact of the Affordable Care ActThe Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was enacted in March 2010, which expanded the Medicaid program, made affordable health insurance available to more people and aimed to lower health care costs by supporting innovative medical care delivery methods. Though it was enacted in 2010, the full effects of it weren’t seen until 2013, when government-run insurance marketplaces such as HealthCare.gov were opened. The number of Americans without health insurance fell significantly between 2010 and 2015, but began to rise again after 2016. What caused the change?The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has played a role in decreasing the number of Americans with health insurance, because the individual mandate was repealed. The aim of the individual mandate (part of the ACA) was to ensure that all Americans had health coverage and thus spread the costs over the young, old, sick and healthy by imposing a large tax fine on those without coverage.