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.

This statistic shows the 25 largest counties in the United States in 2022, by population. In 2022, about 9.72 million people were estimated to be living in Los Angeles County, California.

Additional information on urbanization in the United States

Urbanization is defined as the process by which cities grow or by which societies become more urban. Rural to urban migration in the United States, and around the world, is often undertaken in the search for employment or to enjoy greater access to services such as healthcare. The largest cities in the United States are steadily growing. Given their size, incremental increases yield considerable numerical gains as seen by New York increasing by 69,777 people in 2011, the most of any city. However in terms of percentage growth, smaller cities outside the main centers are growing the fastest, such as Georgetown city and Leander city in Texas.

Urbanization has increased slowly in the United States, rising from 80.77 percent of the population living in urban areas in 2010 to 82.66 percent in 2020. In 2018, the United States ranked 14th in a ranking of countries based on their degree of urbanization. Unlike fully urbanized countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong, the United States maintains a sizeable agricultural industry. Although technological developments have reduced demands for rural labor, labor in the industry and supporting services are still required.

In 2021, the average size of families in Utah was 3.51 people, the largest out of any state. California, Hawaii, Texas, and Alaska rounded out the top five states with the largest average family size in that year. Nationwide, the average family size was 3.15 people.

In 2021, the average size of households in Utah was 2.99 people, the largest of any state. Hawaii, California, Idaho, and Texas rounded out the top five states for largest household size in that year. Nationwide, the average household size was 2.54 people.

In 2021, there were about 8.77 million children under the age of 18 years old in California -- the most out of any state. In that same year, Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois rounded out the top five states with the most children under 18.

The analysis shows that there is great variation by state and by county, with turnout in the 2016 election ranging from less than 40 percent of the citizen voting age population in Hawaii to nearly 70 percent in Maine and Minnesota. The variation is even more pronounced at the county level, with turnout in the election ranging from less than 20 percent in some Georgia counties, for instance, to nearly 100 percent in pockets of Arizona, Texas, and Colorado. California’s rates follow geography, with turnouts higher along the coast (including the San Francisco Bay Region), and lower as you move inland and south.

In 2022, around 48.59 percent of New Mexico's population was of Hispanic origin, compared to the national percentage of 19.45. California, Texas, and Arizona also registered shares over 30 percent. The distribution of the U.S. population by ethnicity can be accessed here.

The Hispanic EPESE provides data on risk factors for mortality and morbidity in Mexican Americans in order to contrast how these factors operate differently in non-Hispanic White Americans, African Americans, and other major ethnic groups. The Wave 7 dataset comprises the sixth follow-up of the baseline Hispanic EPESE (HISPANIC ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1993-1994: [ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS] [ICPSR 2851]). The baseline Hispanic EPESE collected data on a representative sample of community-dwelling Mexican Americans, aged 65 years and older, residing in the five southwestern states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The public-use data cover demographic characteristics (age, sex, type of Hispanic race, income, education, marital status, number of children, employment, and religion), height, weight, social and physical functioning, chronic conditions, related health problems, health habits, self-reported use of dental, hospital, and nursing home services, and depression. Subsequent follow-ups provide a cross-sectional examination of the predictors of mortality, changes in health outcomes, and institutionalization, and other changes in living arrangements, as well as changes in life situations and quality of life issues. During this 7th Wave (dataset 1), 2010-2011, re-interviews were conducted either in person or by proxy, with 659 of the original respondents. This Wave also includes 419 re-interviews from the additional sample of Mexican Americans aged 75 years and over with higher average-levels of education than those of the surviving cohort who were added in Wave 5, increasing the total number of respondents to 1,078. The Wave 7 Informant Interviews dataset (dataset 2) includes data which corresponds to the sixth follow-up of the baseline Hispanic EPESE Wave 7 and included re-interviews with 1,078 Mexican Americans aged 80 years and older. During these interviews, participants were asked to provide the name and contact information of the person they are "closer to" or they "depend on the most for help." These INFORMANTS were contacted and interviewed regarding the health, function, social situation, finances, and general well-being of the ongoing Hispanic EPESE respondents. Information was also collected on the informant's health, function, and caregiver responsibilities and burden. This dataset includes information from 925 informants, more than two-thirds of whom were children of the respective respondents.

This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft.This dataset contains data for zip codes 5 digits in United States of America.ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are approximate area representations of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau creates to present statistical data for each decennial census. The Census Bureau delineates ZCTA boundaries for the United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands once each decade following the decennial census. Data users should not use ZCTAs to identify the official USPS ZIP Code for mail delivery. The USPS makes periodic changes to ZIP Codes to support more efficient mail delivery.Processors and tools are using this data.EnhancementsAdd ISO 3166-3 codes.Simplify geometries to provide better performance across the services.Add administrative hierarchy.

In 2021, about 13.43 million households were counted in the federal state of California, the most out of any state. Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania rounded out the top five states with the most number of households in that year.

description: The White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) in the Great Basin and surrounding area was listed as a Species of Management Concern (Sharp 1985, USFWS 1995) based on its small population size and vulnerability to breeding habitat loss. Traditionally, most Great Basin ibises have bred in Utah and Nevada with peripheral but growing colonies in Idaho, California, and Oregon (Sharp 1985, Ryder and Manry 1994). After apparently declining precipitously in the 1960's and 1970's (Capen 1977), the Great Basin population was estimated at only 7,500 breeding pairs in 1984 (Sharp 1985). In addition to the Great Basin population (as defined here), small numbers of ibises breed locally in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and southern Alberta, and large numbers breed in Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and South America (reviewed in Ryder and Manry 1994). Interchange among these sites and Great Basin colonies has not been investigated. In the arid Great Basin region, ibises breed in semi-permanent wetlands which are susceptible to naturally occurring droughts and floods. Local population fluctuations and colony abandonment reflect this vulnerability. The highly nomadic White-faced Ibis apparently compensates for wetland dynamics by moving among breeding colonies and colonizing new wetlands within and between years (e.g., Ryder 1967, Capen 1977, Ivey et al. 1988, Henny and Herron 1989). The nomadic nature of the White-faced Ibis, like that of several other colonial ciconiiforms, suggests that conservation efforts be undertaken at the landscape level and that population dynamics, distribution, and trends be monitored at the regional or population scale (e.g., Frederick et al. 1996). The status of the Great Basin breeding population has not been reviewed since 1984 (Sharp 1985). Increases in breeding numbers in Oregon, Idaho, and California during the 1980's and 1990's suggested either that ibises were increasing regionally or individuals displaced from flooded Great Salt Lake marshes were colonizing elsewhere (e.g., Ivey et al. 1988, Follansbee and Mauser 1994, Trost and GersteIl1994). An increase in wintering numbers also suggested a population increase (Shuford et al. 1989). Recognizing the need for a comprehensive estimate of the breeding population, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) coordinated a regional survey of all historic, active, and probable colony sites in 1995. To further assess the 1985-1997 population trend, we compiled available annual survey data for all known colonies. Here we report results of the 1995 survey and annual counts for 1985-1997. The objectives of this report are as follows: I. Document changes in the distribution, abundance, and population trend of White-faced Ibis breeding in the Great Basin and surrounding area during 1985-1997. 2. Interpret population-wide changes in ibis distribution and abundance in relation to wetland dynamics throughout the region. 3. Discuss implications for future monitoring, research, and conservation.; abstract: The White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) in the Great Basin and surrounding area was listed as a Species of Management Concern (Sharp 1985, USFWS 1995) based on its small population size and vulnerability to breeding habitat loss. Traditionally, most Great Basin ibises have bred in Utah and Nevada with peripheral but growing colonies in Idaho, California, and Oregon (Sharp 1985, Ryder and Manry 1994). After apparently declining precipitously in the 1960's and 1970's (Capen 1977), the Great Basin population was estimated at only 7,500 breeding pairs in 1984 (Sharp 1985). In addition to the Great Basin population (as defined here), small numbers of ibises breed locally in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, and southern Alberta, and large numbers breed in Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and South America (reviewed in Ryder and Manry 1994). Interchange among these sites and Great Basin colonies has not been investigated. In the arid Great Basin region, ibises breed in semi-permanent wetlands which are susceptible to naturally occurring droughts and floods. Local population fluctuations and colony abandonment reflect this vulnerability. The highly nomadic White-faced Ibis apparently compensates for wetland dynamics by moving among breeding colonies and colonizing new wetlands within and between years (e.g., Ryder 1967, Capen 1977, Ivey et al. 1988, Henny and Herron 1989). The nomadic nature of the White-faced Ibis, like that of several other colonial ciconiiforms, suggests that conservation efforts be undertaken at the landscape level and that population dynamics, distribution, and trends be monitored at the regional or population scale (e.g., Frederick et al. 1996). The status of the Great Basin breeding population has not been reviewed since 1984 (Sharp 1985). Increases in breeding numbers in Oregon, Idaho, and California during the 1980's and 1990's suggested either that ibises were increasing regionally or individuals displaced from flooded Great Salt Lake marshes were colonizing elsewhere (e.g., Ivey et al. 1988, Follansbee and Mauser 1994, Trost and GersteIl1994). An increase in wintering numbers also suggested a population increase (Shuford et al. 1989). Recognizing the need for a comprehensive estimate of the breeding population, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) coordinated a regional survey of all historic, active, and probable colony sites in 1995. To further assess the 1985-1997 population trend, we compiled available annual survey data for all known colonies. Here we report results of the 1995 survey and annual counts for 1985-1997. The objectives of this report are as follows: I. Document changes in the distribution, abundance, and population trend of White-faced Ibis breeding in the Great Basin and surrounding area during 1985-1997. 2. Interpret population-wide changes in ibis distribution and abundance in relation to wetland dynamics throughout the region. 3. Discuss implications for future monitoring, research, and conservation.

In 2023, the metropolitan area of New York-Newark-Jersey City had the biggest population in the United States. Based on annual estimates from the census, the metropolitan area had around 19.5 million inhabitants, which was a slight decrease from the previous year. The Los Angeles and Chicago metro areas rounded out the top three. What is a metropolitan statistical area? In general, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a core urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants – the smallest MSA is Carson City, with an estimated population of nearly 56,000. The urban area is made bigger by adjacent communities that are socially and economically linked to the center. MSAs are particularly helpful in tracking demographic change over time in large communities and allow officials to see where the largest pockets of inhabitants are in the country. How many MSAs are in the United States? There were 421 metropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. as of July 2021. The largest city in each MSA is designated the principal city and will be the first name in the title. An additional two cities can be added to the title, and these will be listed in population order based on the most recent census. So, in the example of New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York has the highest population, while Jersey City has the lowest. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts an official population count every ten years, and the new count is expected to be announced by the end of 2030.

In this time period, the Hispanic population of North Dakota increased by 414 percent, while the Hispanic population of South Dakota increased by 360 percent, the two highest growths in the United States. In 2023, California, Texas, and Florida registered the largest Hispanic or Latino population in the U.S.

As of March 10, 2023, the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 cases was Rhode Island followed by Alaska. Around 103.9 million cases have been reported across the United States, with the states of California, Texas, and Florida reporting the highest numbers of infections.

From an epidemic to a pandemic The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The term pandemic refers to multiple outbreaks of an infectious illness threatening multiple parts of the world at the same time; when the transmission is this widespread, it can no longer be traced back to the country where it originated. The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide is roughly 683 million, and it has affected almost every country in the world.

The symptoms and those who are most at risk Most people who contract the virus will suffer only mild symptoms, such as a cough, a cold, or a high temperature. However, in more severe cases, the infection can cause breathing difficulties and even pneumonia. Those at higher risk include older persons and people with pre-existing medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and lung disease. Those aged 85 years and older have accounted for around 27 percent of all COVID deaths in the United States, although this age group makes up just two percent of the total population

In 2021, about 5.96 million people aged 65 years or older were living in California -- the most out of any state. In that same year, Florida, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania rounded out the top five states with the most people aged 65 and over living there.

As of February 2025, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,600 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population. Cuba, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, and the United States, rounded out the top five countries with the highest rate of incarceration. Homicides in El Salvador Interestingly, El Salvador, which long had the highest global homicide rates, has dropped out of the top 20 after a high number of gang members have been incarcerated. A high number of the countries with the highest homicide rate are located in Latin America. Prisoners in the United StatesThe United States is home to the largest number of prisoners worldwide. More than 1.8 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. at the beginning of 2025. In China, the estimated prison population totaled 1.69 million people that year. Other nations had far fewer prisoners. The largest share of the U.S. prisoners in federal correctional facilities were of African-American origin. As of 2020, there were 345,500 black, non-Hispanic prisoners, compared to 327,300 white, non-Hispanic inmates. The U.S. states with the largest number of prisoners in 2022 were Texas, California, and Florida. Over 160,000 prisoners in state facilities were sentenced for rape or sexual assault, which was the most common cause of imprisonment. The second most common was murder, followed by aggravated or simple assault.

The states with the most number of active physicians include California, New York, Texas, and Florida. California currently has the most number of active physicians of any U.S. state, with around 125,566 physicians. In California, the specialties with the most physicians are psychiatry, emergency medicine, and anesthesiology. Specialty areas In general, the most common specialty areas for physicians in the U.S. are emergency medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesiology. As of 2024, there were around 58,900 psychiatrists in the U.S. Concerning the gender distribution of specialty physicians, males out number females in almost every specialty, with exceptions found in mainly in various pediatric disciplines, and obstetrics and gynecology. Compensation The specialty areas with the highest average annual compensation are plastic surgery, orthopedics, and cardiology. As of 2024, a physician in orthopedics earned an average of 558,000 U.S. dollars per year. Male physicians still earn more than their female counterparts in both primary care and specialty settings. This difference is especially large in specialty settings where male physicians earn more than 100,000 dollars more per year than female physicians.

According to a population projection based on 2020 Census Data, in 2040, California's population will amount to 42.16 million inhabitants

As of March 10, 2023, the state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases was California. Almost 104 million cases have been reported across the United States, with the states of California, Texas, and Florida reporting the highest numbers.

From an epidemic to a pandemic The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The term pandemic refers to multiple outbreaks of an infectious illness threatening multiple parts of the world at the same time. When the transmission is this widespread, it can no longer be traced back to the country where it originated. The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has now reached over 669 million.

The symptoms and those who are most at risk Most people who contract the virus will suffer only mild symptoms, such as a cough, a cold, or a high temperature. However, in more severe cases, the infection can cause breathing difficulties and even pneumonia. Those at higher risk include older persons and people with pre-existing medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and lung disease. People aged 85 years and older have accounted for around 27 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States, although this age group makes up just two percent of the U.S. population

As of December 2022, there was a total of 139,631 prisoners in the state of Texas, the most out of any state. California, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio rounded out the top five states with the most prisoners in the United States.