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Population change in Hispanic and Latino population from 2000 to 2010. As of 2010, Hispanic and Latinos were the fastest growing population demographic in the United States. As of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos make up 18.7% of the total U.S. population (approximately 62 million out of a total of around 330 million).
Based on the 2010 census, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in 191 out of 366 metropolitan areas in the US. [12] The projected Hispanic population of the United States for July 1, 2050 is 132.8 million people, or 30.2% of the nation's total projected population on that date. [13]
This list of U.S. cities by American Hispanic and Latino population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of Hispanic and Latino residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is either Hispanic or Latino.
Latinos are now 19.1% of the U.S. population but are projected to make up 26.9% of the population by 2060, the Census projects as it looks at Hispanic growth.
Latinos accounted for 51.1 percent of the country’s growth, rising to 18.7 percent of the U.S. population, according to Census figures released Thursday.
The estimates also mark a stark contrast to the record low growth rate of 0.2% in 2021, a time when countries were restricting travel because of COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau said.
At the time of the 2020 Census, there were 65.3 million Americans who were Hispanic or Latino, making up 19.5% of the U.S. population. State by state, the highest number of Hispanic Americans could be found in California (15.58 million), Texas (11.44 million), Florida (5.70 million), New York (3.95 million), and Puerto Rico (3.25 million).
Despite dramatic Latino growth from 2020 census numbers, NALEO, a Latino group, said there are concerns of an undercount, especially of young Latinos.