Pew Research Center Facts On U S Latinos

SUMMARY
Characteristics of the U.S. Hispanic population: 2015

% of the Hispanic population, unless otherwise noted
Population/Hispanic Origin/Nativity/Language Use/Race
Population (#) 56,476,777
Mexican 63.3 %
Foreign born 34.4 %
Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) 69.0 %
White 66.3 %
Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility
Median age (in years) 28
Female 49.5 %
Married (ages 18 and older) 45.8
Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year 6.7
Educational Attainment and Enrollment (highest degree completed, ages 25 and older)
High school graduate or less 61.4 %
Two-year degree/Some college 23.6
Bachelor's degree or more 15.0
Work/Earnings/Income (ages 16 and older)
In labor force (among civilian population) 67.0 %
Median annual personal earnings (in 2015 dollars, among those with earnings) $24,000
Median annual household income (in 2015 dollars) $44,800
Poverty/Government Assitance/ Health Care
Living in Poverty 21.9 %
Uninsured 19.7
Homeownership and Household Characteristics
In family households 90.6 %
Region and Top Five States of Residence
West 40.0 %
California 26.9
South 36.9
Texas 18.9
Florida 8.8
Northeast 14.0
New York 6.6
Midwest 9.1
Illinois 3.8
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2015 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS).
"Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 2015"
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TABLE 1
Population, by race and ethnicity: 2015

Universe: 2015 resident population
Hispanic 56,476,777 17.6 %
U.S. born 37,063,520 11.5
Foreign born 19,413,257 6.0
White alone, not Hispanic 197,553,955 61.5
Black alone, not Hispanic 39,650,251 12.3
Asian alone, not Hispanic 17,097,490 5.3
Other, not Hispanic 10,640,348 3.3
Total 321,418,821 100.0 %
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and
persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 2
Racial self-identification among Hispanics and non-Hispanics: 2015
TOTAL HISPANIC NOT HISPANIC

One race 311,459,890 96.9 % 53,926,609 95.5 % 257,533,281 97.2 %
White 234,996,564 73.1 37,442,609 66.3 197,553,955 74.6
Black or African American 40,756,105 12.7 1,105,854 2.0 39,650,251 15.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,609,176 0.8 544,173 1.0 2,065,003 0.8
Asian 17,288,974 5.4 191,484 0.3 17,097,490 6.5
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 537,773 0.2 53,639 0.1 484,134 0.2
Some other race 15,271,298 4.8 14,588,850 25.8 682,448 0.3
Two or more races 9,958,931 3.1 2,550,168 4.5 7,408,763 2.8
Total 321,418,821 100.0 % 56,476,777 100.0 % 264,942,044 100.0 %
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TABLE 3
Hispanic population, by nativity: 2015
Universe: 2015 Hispanic resident population
U.S. born 37,063,520 65.6 %
Foreign born 19,413,257 34.4
Citizen 6,766,268 12.0
Non-citizen 12,646,989 22.4
Total 56,476,777 100.0 %
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TABLE 4
Detailed Hispanic origin: 2015
Mexican 35,757,893 63.3 %
Puerto Rican 5,371,113 9.5
Salvadoran 2,173,905 3.8
Cuban 2,115,879 3.7
All other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,928,930 3.4
Dominican 1,865,987 3.3
Guatemalan 1,384,403 2.5
Colombian 1,090,777 1.9
Honduran 853,016 1.5
Spaniard 798,628 1.4
Ecuadorian 707,428 1.3
Peruvian 651,128 1.2
Nicaraguan 421,974 0.7
Venezuelan 320,943 0.6
Argentinean 274,480 0.5
Panamanian 204,847 0.4
Chilean 150,041 0.3
Costa Rican 145,711 0.3
Bolivian 116,193 0.2
Uruguayan 55,688 0.1
Other Central American 39,191 0.1
Other South American 27,589 <0.05
Paraguayan 21,033 <0.05
Total 56,476,777 100.0 %
Note: Hispanic populations are listed in descending order of population size. Hispanic origin is
based on self-described ancestry, lineage, heritage, nationality group or country of birth.
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TABLE 5
Nativity, by detailed Hispanic origin: 2015
Total U.S.-born Foreign-born Percent
population population population foreign born
Mexican 35,757,893 24,250,184 11,507,709 32.2 %
Puerto Rican 5,371,113 5,274,698 96,415 1.8
Salvadoran 2,173,905 895,041 1,278,864 58.8
Cuban 2,115,879 927,628 1,188,251 56.2
All other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,928,930 1,611,198 317,732 9.0
Dominican 1,865,987 855,532 1,010,455 54.2
Guatemalan 1,384,403 535,427 848,976 61.3
Colombian 1,090,777 425,626 665,151 61.0
Honduran 853,016 317,444 535,572 62.8
Spaniard 798,628 681,619 117,009 14.7
Ecuadorian 707,428 289,180 418,248 59.1
Peruvian 651,128 242,444 408,684 62.8
Nicaraguan 421,974 177,205 244,769 58.0
Venezuelan 320,943 94,424 226,519 70.6
Argentinean 274,480 116,917 157,563 57.4
Panamanian 204,847 121,368 83,479 40.8
Chilean 150,041 63,376 86,665 57.8
Costa Rican 145,711 71,539 74,172 50.9
Bolivian 116,193 50,372 65,821 56.6
Uruguayan 55,688 19,111 36,577 65.7
Other Central American 39,191 19,534 19,657 50.2
Other South American 27,589 15,693 11,896 43.1
Paraguayan 21,033 7,960 13,073 62.2
Total 56,476,777 37,063,520 19,413,257 34.4 %
Note: Hispanic populations are listed in descending order of total population size. Hispanic origin is based on self-described ancestry,
lineage, heritage, nationality group or country of birth.
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TABLE 6
Nativity of adult population, by detailed Hispanic origin: 2015
Universe: 2015 Hispanic resident population age 18 and older
Total U.S.-born Foreign-born Percent
population population population foreign born
Mexican 23,399,049 12,443,025 10,956,024 46.8 %
Puerto Rican 3,711,574 3,619,616 91,958 2.5
Cuban 1,681,252 545,877 1,135,375 67.5
Salvadoran 1,537,251 334,819 1,202,432 78.2
All other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,358,752 1,060,499 298,253 22.0
Dominican 1,337,214 398,710 938,504 70.2
Guatemalan 954,937 172,275 782,662 82.0
Colombian 848,827 216,004 632,823 74.6
Spaniard 594,636 486,402 108,234 18.2
Honduran 587,057 97,588 489,469 83.4
Ecuadorian 521,974 121,465 400,509 76.7
Peruvian 500,702 109,822 390,880 78.1
Nicaraguan 324,404 90,555 233,849 72.1
Venezuelan 248,002 44,830 203,172 81.9
Argentinean 210,570 59,746 150,824 71.6
Panamanian 154,010 72,796 81,214 52.7
Chilean 112,508 31,152 81,356 72.3
Costa Rican 104,765 34,623 70,142 67.0
Bolivian 84,963 21,512 63,451 74.7
Uruguayan 42,313 7,129 35,184 83.2
Other Central American 27,834 9,590 18,244 65.5
Other South American 20,866 9,196 11,670 55.9
Paraguayan 17,231 4,368 12,863 74.7
Total 38,380,691 19,991,599 18,389,092 47.9 %
Note: Hispanic populations are listed in descending order of total population size. Hispanic origin is based on self-described ancestry,
lineage, heritage, nationality group or country of birth.
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TABLE 7
Language spoken at home and English-speaking ability, by age, race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 5 and older
5 TO 17 18 AND OLDER
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ONLY
ONLY ENGLISH AT HOME ENGLISH AT HOME
Only English English English Only English English English

spoken at spoken spoken less spoken at spoken spoken less
home very well than very well Total home very well than very well Total
Hispanic 4,990,090 6,472,150 1,560,546 13,022,786 8,832,049 15,182,679 14,365,963 38,380,691
U.S. born 4,936,530 5,908,389 1,246,365 12,091,284 8,012,570 9,932,102 2,046,927 19,991,599
Foreign born 53,560 563,761 314,181 931,502 819,479 5,250,577 12,319,036 18,389,092
White alone, not Hispanic 26,375,576 1,267,328 307,159 27,950,063 151,040,532 6,106,575 2,618,732 159,765,839
Black alone, not Hispanic 6,905,452 362,517 84,024 7,351,993 27,244,549 1,573,847 836,224 29,654,620
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1,044,675 1,115,673 362,201 2,522,549 2,897,457 5,574,670 5,202,924 13,675,051
Other, not Hispanic 2,639,614 270,549 51,532 2,961,695 5,169,566 879,595 351,105 6,400,266
Total 41,955,407 9,488,217 2,365,462 53,809,086 195,184,153 29,317,366 23,374,948 247,876,467
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 38.3 % 49.7 % 12.0 % 100.0 % 23.0 % 39.6 % 37.4 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 40.8 48.9 10.3 100.0 40.1 49.7 10.2 100.0
Foreign born 5.7 60.5 33.7 100.0 4.5 28.6 67.0 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 94.4 4.5 1.1 100.0 94.5 3.8 1.6 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 93.9 4.9 1.1 100.0 91.9 5.3 2.8 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 41.4 44.2 14.4 100.0 21.2 40.8 38.0 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 89.1 9.1 1.7 100.0 80.8 13.7 5.5 100.0
All 78.0 % 17.6 % 4.4 % 100.0 % 78.7 % 11.8 % 9.4 % 100.0 %
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 8
Language spoken at home and English-speaking ability among foreign-born Hispanics, by years in the U.S.
and age: 2015
Universe: 2015 foreign-born Hispanic resident population ages 5 and older
5 TO 17 18 AND OLDER
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN
ONLY ENGLISH AT HOME ONLY ENGLISH AT HOME
Only English English English Only English English English

spoken at spoken spoken less spoken at spoken spoken less
Years in the U.S. home very well than very well Total home very well than very well Total
0 to 5 years 10,509 147,151 214,365 372,025 61,597 288,307 1,293,094 1,642,998
6 to 10 years 21,803 201,188 58,991 281,982 65,470 421,201 1,638,569 2,125,240
11 to 15 years 18,249 186,900 37,347 242,496 97,462 849,701 2,357,156 3,304,319
16 to 20 years 2,999 28,522 3,478 34,999 95,154 867,889 1,906,331 2,869,374
Over 20 years N/A N/A N/A N/A 499,796 2,823,479 5,123,886 8,447,161
Total 53,560 563,761 314,181 931,502 819,479 5,250,577 12,319,036 18,389,092
0 to 5 years 2.8 % 39.6 % 57.6 % 100.0 % 3.7 % 17.5 % 78.7 % 100.0 %
6 to 10 years 7.7 71.3 20.9 100.0 3.1 19.8 77.1 100.0
11 to 15 years 7.5 77.1 15.4 100.0 2.9 25.7 71.3 100.0
16 to 20 years 8.6 81.5 9.9 100.0 3.3 30.2 66.4 100.0
Over 20 years N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.9 33.4 60.7 100.0
All 5.7 % 60.5 % 33.7 % 100.0 % 4.5 % 28.6 % 67.0 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 9
Median age in years, by sex, race and ethnicity: 2015
Total Male Female

Hispanic 28 28 29
U.S. born 19 19 20
Foreign born 42 41 43
White alone, not Hispanic 43 41 44
Black alone, not Hispanic 34 32 35
Asian alone, not Hispanic 36 35 38
Other, not Hispanic 23 22 24
All 37 36 39
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TABLE 10
Generations, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Younger Adult Millennial Gen X Boomer Silent/Greatest

than 18 (ages 18-34) (ages 35-50) (ages 51-69) (ages 70 and older) Total
Hispanic 18,096,086 15,584,361 12,487,296 7,919,642 2,389,392 56,476,777
U.S. born 17,071,921 10,349,205 5,161,565 3,405,007 1,075,822 37,063,520
Foreign born 1,024,165 5,235,156 7,325,731 4,514,635 1,313,570 19,413,257
White alone, not Hispanic 37,788,116 41,856,175 39,523,083 53,493,510 24,893,071 197,553,955
Black alone, not Hispanic 9,995,631 10,336,761 8,407,215 8,266,731 2,643,913 39,650,251
Asian alone, not Hispanic 3,422,439 4,598,271 4,299,826 3,510,883 1,266,071 17,097,490
Other, not Hispanic 4,240,082 2,794,695 1,724,067 1,459,205 422,299 10,640,348
Total 73,542,354 75,170,263 66,441,487 74,649,971 31,614,746 321,418,821
Hispanic 32.0 % 27.6 % 22.1 % 14.0 % 4.2 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 46.1 27.9 13.9 9.2 2.9 100.0
Foreign born 5.3 27.0 37.7 23.3 6.8 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 19.1 21.2 20.0 27.1 12.6 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 25.2 26.1 21.2 20.8 6.7 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 20.0 26.9 25.1 20.5 7.4 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 39.8 26.3 16.2 13.7 4.0 100.0
All 22.9 % 23.4 % 20.7 % 23.2 % 9.8 % 100.0 %
Note: No chronological end point has been set for Millennials. For the purposes of following a cleanly defined group, Millennials are defined as those ages 18 to 34 in 2015. "Other, not
Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 11
Race and ethnicity, by sex and age: 2015
HISPANIC WHITE ALONE, NOT HISPANIC
Percent of Percent of
Percent of all Percent of all all white all white
Age (years) Male Hispanics Female Hispanics Male non-Hispanics Female non-Hispanics
Younger than 18 9,231,940 16.3 % 8,864,146 15.7 % 19,402,555 9.8 % 18,385,561 9.3 %
18 and older 19,263,940 34.1 19,116,751 33.8 77,986,777 39.5 81,779,062 41.4
Younger than 5 2,588,453 4.6 2,484,847 4.4 5,052,474 2.6 4,785,579 2.4
5 to 9 2,667,589 4.7 2,531,508 4.5 5,310,432 2.7 5,077,439 2.6
10 to 14 2,535,972 4.5 2,465,297 4.4 5,535,985 2.8 5,226,523 2.6
15 to 19 2,420,437 4.3 2,308,451 4.1 5,902,488 3.0 5,589,342 2.8
20 to 24 2,500,175 4.4 2,316,348 4.1 6,353,785 3.2 5,999,395 3.0
25 to 29 2,332,053 4.1 2,128,832 3.8 6,369,204 3.2 6,177,800 3.1
30 to 34 2,287,523 4.1 2,112,962 3.7 6,194,218 3.1 6,069,627 3.1
35 to 39 2,203,550 3.9 2,106,615 3.7 5,869,649 3.0 5,787,790 2.9
40 to 44 2,030,821 3.6 1,961,432 3.5 5,966,496 3.0 5,896,986 3.0
45 to 49 1,757,171 3.1 1,711,097 3.0 6,535,056 3.3 6,519,458 3.3
50 to 54 1,509,558 2.7 1,511,414 2.7 7,407,210 3.7 7,547,341 3.8
55 to 59 1,170,226 2.1 1,220,322 2.2 7,454,203 3.8 7,737,925 3.9
60 to 64 882,399 1.6 986,514 1.7 6,839,583 3.5 7,247,344 3.7
65 to 69 628,957 1.1 726,862 1.3 5,857,003 3.0 6,350,549 3.2
70 to 74 407,746 0.7 520,299 0.9 4,166,381 2.1 4,709,699 2.4
75 to 79 261,969 0.5 370,364 0.7 2,887,555 1.5 3,475,552 1.8
80 to 84 170,552 0.3 267,026 0.5 1,946,771 1.0 2,659,543 1.3
85 to 89 91,530 0.2 154,198 0.3 1,163,969 0.6 1,922,544 1.0
90 and older 49,199 0.1 96,509 0.2 576,870 0.3 1,384,187 0.7
Total 28,495,880 50.5 % 27,980,897 49.5 % 97,389,332 49.3 % 100,164,623 50.7 %
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TABLE 12
Hispanic nativity groups, by sex and age: 2015
FOREIGN BORN U.S. BORN

Percent of all Percent of all Percent of all Percent of all
Age (years) Male Hispanics Female Hispanics Male Hispanics Female Hispanics
Younger than 18 523,487 2.7 % 500,678 2.6 % 8,708,453 23.5 % 8,363,468 22.6 %
18 and older 9,342,452 48.1 9,046,640 46.6 9,921,488 26.8 10,070,111 27.2
Younger than 5 49,502 0.3 43,161 0.2 2,538,951 6.9 2,441,686 6.6
5 to 9 91,222 0.5 85,683 0.4 2,576,367 7.0 2,445,825 6.6
10 to 14 180,303 0.9 177,099 0.9 2,355,669 6.4 2,288,198 6.2
15 to 19 377,864 1.9 348,477 1.8 2,042,573 5.5 1,959,974 5.3
20 to 24 600,812 3.1 505,239 2.6 1,899,363 5.1 1,811,109 4.9
25 to 29 919,899 4.7 763,352 3.9 1,412,154 3.8 1,365,480 3.7
30 to 34 1,145,213 5.9 971,495 5.0 1,142,310 3.1 1,141,467 3.1
35 to 39 1,235,759 6.4 1,141,792 5.9 967,791 2.6 964,823 2.6
40 to 44 1,220,025 6.3 1,158,455 6.0 810,796 2.2 802,977 2.2
45 to 49 1,093,311 5.6 1,038,503 5.3 663,860 1.8 672,594 1.8
50 to 54 912,976 4.7 885,399 4.6 596,582 1.6 626,015 1.7
55 to 59 671,143 3.5 687,134 3.5 499,083 1.3 533,188 1.4
60 to 64 500,887 2.6 558,964 2.9 381,512 1.0 427,550 1.2
65 to 69 341,838 1.8 394,180 2.0 287,119 0.8 332,682 0.9
70 to 74 219,932 1.1 289,073 1.5 187,814 0.5 231,226 0.6
75 to 79 144,241 0.7 214,496 1.1 117,728 0.3 155,868 0.4
80 to 84 89,352 0.5 149,283 0.8 81,200 0.2 117,743 0.3
85 to 89 46,795 0.2 84,080 0.4 44,735 0.1 70,118 0.2
90 and older 24,865 0.1 51,453 0.3 24,334 0.1 45,056 0.1
Total 9,865,939 50.8 % 9,547,318 49.2 % 18,629,941 50.3 % 18,433,579 49.7 %
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TABLE 13
Age and gender distributions for race, ethnicity and nativity groups: 2015
Age (years) Hispanic Age (years) White alone, not Hispanic
90 and older 90 and older

85 to 89 85 to 89
Males Females Males Females
80 to 84 80 to 84
75 to 79 75 to 79
70 to 74 70 to 74
65 to 69 65 to 69
60 to 64 60 to 64
55 to 59 55 to 59
50 to 54 50 to 54
45 to 49 45 to 49
40 to 44 40 to 44
35 to 39 35 to 39
30 to 34 30 to 34
25 to 29 25 to 29
20 to 24 20 to 24
15 to 19 15 to 19
10 to 14 10 to 14
5 to 9 5 to 9
Younger than 5 Younger than 5
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Percent Percent
Age (years) Foreign-born Hispanic Age (years) U.S.-born Hispanic
90 and older 90 and older

85 to 89 85 to 89
Males Females Males Females
80 to 84 80 to 84
75 to 79 75 to 79
70 to 74 70 to 74
65 to 69 65 to 69
60 to 64 60 to 64
55 to 59 55 to 59
50 to 54 50 to 54
45 to 49 45 to 49
40 to 44 40 to 44
35 to 39 35 to 39
30 to 34 30 to 34
25 to 29 25 to 29
20 to 24 20 to 24
15 to 19 15 to 19
10 to 14 10 to 14
5 to 9 5 to 9
Younger than 5 Younger than 5
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Percent Percent
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TABLE 14
Marital status, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Now married Separated Divorced Widowed Never married Total

Hispanic 17,593,512 1,327,648 3,478,057 1,406,555 14,574,919 38,380,691
U.S. born 7,291,035 535,161 1,917,886 613,230 9,634,287 19,991,599
Foreign born 10,302,477 792,487 1,560,171 793,325 4,940,632 18,389,092
Asian alone, not Hispanic 8,273,540 163,192 729,061 654,218 3,855,040 13,675,051
Other, not Hispanic 2,443,786 155,184 777,793 284,313 2,739,190 6,400,266
Total 123,773,964 5,312,009 28,707,505 15,192,108 74,890,881 247,876,467
Hispanic 45.8 % 3.5 % 9.1 % 3.7 % 38.0 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 36.5 2.7 9.6 3.1 48.2 100.0
Foreign born 56.0 4.3 8.5 4.3 26.9 100.0
All 49.9 % 2.1 % 11.6 % 6.1 % 30.2 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 15
Fertility in the past year, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population defined for women ages 15 to 44
Women % of women Share of

giving birth giving birth total births
in past year in past year in past year
Hispanic 868,322 6.7 % 22.5 %
U.S. born 493,704 6.1 12.8
Foreign born 374,618 7.7 9.7
White alone, not Hispanic 2,081,374 5.9 53.8
Black alone, not Hispanic 536,181 6.0 13.9
Asian alone, not Hispanic 240,026 5.8 6.2
Other, not Hispanic 139,457 6.1 3.6
Total 3,865,360 6.1 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 16
Fertility in the past year, by marital status, race and
ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population defined for women ages 15 to 44 giving birth in the last
12 months
Percent
All Unmarried unmarried
Hispanic 868,322 408,507 47.0 %
U.S. born 493,704 262,786 53.2
Foreign born 374,618 145,721 38.9
White alone, not Hispanic 2,081,374 574,355 27.6
Black alone, not Hispanic 536,181 371,499 69.3
Asian alone, not Hispanic 240,026 30,224 12.6
Other, not Hispanic 139,457 69,681 50.0
Total 3,865,360 1,454,266 37.6 %
Note: Unmarried women includes those who were never married or are divorced, separated or
widowed. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and
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TABLE 17
Educational attainment, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Less than 9th to High school Two-year degree/ Bachelor's

9th grade 12th grade graduate Some college degree or more Total
Hispanic 6,354,354 4,390,020 8,702,779 7,467,175 4,743,372 31,657,700
U.S. born 1,015,239 1,680,294 4,370,288 4,805,913 2,832,071 14,703,805
Foreign born 5,339,115 2,709,726 4,332,491 2,661,262 1,911,301 16,953,895
Asian alone, not Hispanic 984,313 621,912 1,856,567 2,229,726 6,306,296 11,998,814
Other, not Hispanic 206,578 391,946 1,298,805 1,789,777 1,403,182 5,090,288
Total 11,944,407 15,833,680 59,596,565 62,781,091 66,374,929 216,530,672
Hispanic 20.1 % 13.9 % 27.5 % 23.6 % 15.0 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 6.9 11.4 29.7 32.7 19.3 100.0
Foreign born 31.5 16.0 25.6 15.7 11.3 100.0
All 5.5 % 7.3 % 27.5 % 29.0 % 30.7 % 100.0 %
Note: "High school graduate" includes persons who have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent, such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. "Other, not
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TABLE 18
Educational attainment of foreign-born Hispanics: 2015

Universe: 2015 foreign-born Hispanic resident population ages 25 and older
Less than 9th grade 5,339,115 31.5 %
9th to 12th grade 2,709,726 16.0
High school graduate 4,332,491 25.6
Two-year degree/Some college 2,661,262 15.7
Bachelor's degree or more 1,911,301 11.3
Total 16,953,895 100.0 %
Note: "High school graduate" includes persons who have attained a high school diploma or its
equivalent, such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
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TABLE 19
School enrollment and enrollment rate, by race and
ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 3 through 4
Hispanic 882,414 42.0 %
U.S. born 862,749 42.1
Foreign born 19,665 39.5
Black alone, not Hispanic 593,009 53.3
Asian alone, not Hispanic 190,040 51.6
Other, not Hispanic 246,319 48.9
Total 3,837,807 47.6 %
Hispanic 12,636,770 97.0 %
U.S. born 11,756,899 97.2
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2,459,213 97.5
Other, not Hispanic 2,867,209 96.8
Total 52,102,328 96.8 %
Note: School enrollment consists of both private and public schools. "Other, not Hispanic" includes
persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 20
High school dropouts and dropout rate, by nativity and
region of birth: 2015
Hispanic 209,240 5.6 %
U.S. born 149,266 4.7
White alone, not Hispanic 311,095 3.4
Black alone, not Hispanic 113,385 4.7
Total 683,821 4.0 %
Note: Dropouts are people not enrolled in school and who have not attained a high school diploma
or an equivalent credential, such as a General Education Development (GED) certificate. "Other, not
Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more
than one race.
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TABLE 21
College enrollment and enrollment rate, by race and ethnicity: 2015
AGES 18 TO 24 AGES 25 AND OLDER
Hispanic 2,420,255 36.0 % Hispanic 1,414,031 4.5 %
U.S. born 2,041,252 38.6 U.S. born 948,537 6.5
Foreign born 379,003 26.4 Foreign born 465,494 2.7
White alone, not Hispanic 7,579,425 44.5 White alone, not Hispanic 5,167,366 3.6
Black alone, not Hispanic 1,658,490 36.1 Black alone, not Hispanic 1,620,993 6.5
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1,119,267 66.8 Asian alone, not Hispanic 762,301 6.4
Other, not Hispanic 530,102 40.5 Other, not Hispanic 351,573 6.9
Total 13,307,539 42.5 % Total 9,316,264 4.3 %
Note: "Enrolled in college" includes persons who are currently attending undergraduate, graduate or professional school. "Other, not
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TABLE 22
Employment status, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 civilian resident population ages 16 and older
Unemployment Not in
In labor force Employed Unemployed rate labor force
Hispanic 26,823,994 24,868,741 1,955,253 7.3 % 33.1 %
U.S. born 13,995,596 12,757,102 1,238,494 8.8 34.7
Foreign born 12,828,398 12,111,639 716,759 5.6 31.2
White alone, not Hispanic 101,556,625 96,426,145 5,130,480 5.1 37.9
Black alone, not Hispanic 19,023,946 16,864,666 2,159,280 11.4 38.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 9,041,270 8,569,664 471,606 5.2 35.5
Other, not Hispanic 4,264,767 3,843,825 420,942 9.9 37.0
Total 160,710,602 150,573,041 10,137,561 6.3 % 37.0 %
"Statistical Portrait of the Hispanics in the United States, 2015"
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TABLE 23
Occupation, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 16 and older who worked in the past five years
HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC
Occupation Group Total U.S. born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other Total
Management and business 2,408,530 1,529,083 879,447 19,643,121 2,107,938 1,697,386 592,021 26,448,996
Science and engineering 696,156 463,079 233,077 6,457,585 588,434 1,475,448 244,034 9,461,657
Legal, community and social services 511,222 376,805 134,417 3,528,967 670,329 192,471 130,673 5,033,662
Education, arts and media 1,501,249 1,036,463 464,786 11,059,905 1,266,982 800,017 377,399 15,005,552
Health care 1,525,845 1,029,247 496,598 9,312,735 2,152,740 1,112,749 367,706 14,471,775
Food preparation and serving 2,675,857 1,277,473 1,398,384 6,392,524 1,526,251 674,265 430,477 11,699,374
Building and grounds cleaning
2,571,821 695,036 1,876,785 3,652,996 1,124,360 228,412 211,378 7,788,967
and maintenance
Other services 1,757,132 1,101,228 655,904 6,770,104 1,836,457 649,941 369,543 11,383,177
Sales 2,994,154 1,991,849 1,002,305 13,446,595 2,196,005 1,049,717 569,638 20,256,109
Office and administrative support 3,660,579 2,564,818 1,095,761 16,040,040 3,293,806 1,074,783 695,341 24,764,549
Farming, fishing and forestry 731,905 137,154 594,751 691,647 65,835 24,675 37,613 1,551,675
Construction and extraction 2,811,834 854,190 1,957,644 5,875,414 683,012 128,107 241,904 9,740,271
Installation, repair and production 3,296,531 1,405,594 1,890,937 10,490,669 1,885,951 771,230 389,113 16,833,494
Transportation and material moving 2,521,093 1,234,683 1,286,410 6,910,604 2,139,971 362,115 323,231 12,257,014
Military 88,501 79,728 8,773 381,066 85,108 20,121 31,812 606,608

Unemployed, no work experience
508,595 332,652 175,943 842,091 564,925 120,943 97,320 2,133,874
in past five years
Total 30,261,004 16,109,082 14,151,922 121,496,063 22,188,104 10,382,380 5,109,203 189,436,754
Management and business 8.0 % 9.5 % 6.2 % 16.2 % 9.5 % 16.3 % 11.6 % 14.0 %
Science and engineering 2.3 2.9 1.6 5.3 2.7 14.2 4.8 5.0
Legal, community and social services 1.7 2.3 0.9 2.9 3.0 1.9 2.6 2.7
Education, arts and media 5.0 6.4 3.3 9.1 5.7 7.7 7.4 7.9
Health care 5.0 6.4 3.5 7.7 9.7 10.7 7.2 7.6
Food preparation and serving 8.8 7.9 9.9 5.3 6.9 6.5 8.4 6.2
8.5 4.3 13.3 3.0 5.1 2.2 4.1 4.1
and maintenance
Other services 5.8 6.8 4.6 5.6 8.3 6.3 7.2 6.0
Sales 9.9 12.4 7.1 11.1 9.9 10.1 11.1 10.7
Office and administrative support 12.1 15.9 7.7 13.2 14.8 10.4 13.6 13.1
Farming, fishing and forestry 2.4 0.9 4.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8
Construction and extraction 9.3 5.3 13.8 4.8 3.1 1.2 4.7 5.1
Installation, repair and production 10.9 8.7 13.4 8.6 8.5 7.4 7.6 8.9
Transportation and material moving 8.3 7.7 9.1 5.7 9.6 3.5 6.3 6.5
Military 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3

1.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 1.9 1.1
in past five years
All 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 24
Detailed occupation, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Occupation Group Total U.S. born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other Total
Management 1,664,838 1,017,241 647,597 13,530,758 1,325,419 1,027,618 394,101 17,942,734
Business operations 423,417 298,779 124,638 3,329,140 450,641 307,474 119,599 4,630,271
Financial 320,275 213,063 107,212 2,783,223 331,878 362,294 78,321 3,875,991
Computer and mathematical 331,524 232,952 98,572 3,087,152 351,889 896,951 130,581 4,798,097
Architecture and engineering 243,429 150,723 92,706 2,270,704 151,779 359,154 70,605 3,095,671
Life, physical and social

121,203 79,404 41,799 1,099,729 84,766 219,343 42,848 1,567,889
sciences
Community and social services 345,247 250,641 94,606 1,983,535 555,100 104,858 88,711 3,077,451
Legal 165,975 126,164 39,811 1,545,432 115,229 87,613 41,962 1,956,211
Education, training and library 1,081,819 768,984 312,835 8,196,782 1,027,838 584,250 264,597 11,155,286
Arts, design, entertainment,

419,430 267,479 151,951 2,863,123 239,144 215,767 112,802 3,850,266
sports and media
Health care practitioners and technical 786,047 562,616 223,431 7,045,131 1,074,969 892,047 234,608 10,032,802
Health care support 739,798 466,631 273,167 2,267,604 1,077,771 220,702 133,098 4,438,973
Protective service 547,828 441,942 105,886 2,474,446 743,508 91,257 130,118 3,987,157
Food preparation and serving 2,675,857 1,277,473 1,398,384 6,392,524 1,526,251 674,265 430,477 11,699,374

2,571,821 695,036 1,876,785 3,652,996 1,124,360 228,412 211,378 7,788,967
and maintenance
Personal care and service 1,209,304 659,286 550,018 4,295,658 1,092,949 558,684 239,425 7,396,020
Sales 2,994,154 1,991,849 1,002,305 13,446,595 2,196,005 1,049,717 569,638 20,256,109
Office and administrative

3,660,579 2,564,818 1,095,761 16,040,040 3,293,806 1,074,783 695,341 24,764,549
support
Farming, fishing and forestry 731,905 137,154 594,751 691,647 65,835 24,675 37,613 1,551,675
Construction trades 2,753,889 821,526 1,932,363 5,678,806 666,610 126,278 234,187 9,459,770
Extraction workers 57,945 32,664 25,281 196,608 16,402 1,829 7,717 280,501
Installation, maintenance
967,476 507,987 459,489 3,997,724 456,178 157,787 139,251 5,718,416
and repair workers
Production 2,329,055 897,607 1,431,448 6,492,945 1,429,773 613,443 249,862 11,115,078
Transportation and material

2,521,093 1,234,683 1,286,410 6,910,604 2,139,971 362,115 323,231 12,257,014
moving
Military 88,501 79,728 8,773 381,066 85,108 20,121 31,812 606,608

508,595 332,652 175,943 842,091 564,925 120,943 97,320 2,133,874
in past five years
Total 30,261,004 16,109,082 14,151,922 121,496,063 22,188,104 10,382,380 5,109,203 189,436,754
Management 5.5 % 6.3 % 4.6 % 11.1 % 6.0 % 9.9 % 7.7 % 9.5 %
Business operations 1.4 1.9 0.9 2.7 2.0 3.0 2.3 2.4
Financial 1.1 1.3 0.8 2.3 1.5 3.5 1.5 2.0
Computer and mathematical 1.1 1.4 0.7 2.5 1.6 8.6 2.6 2.5
Architecture and engineering 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.9 0.7 3.5 1.4 1.6
Life, physical and social

0.4 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 0.8 0.8
sciences
Community and social services 1.1 1.6 0.7 1.6 2.5 1.0 1.7 1.6
Legal 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0
Education, training and library 3.6 4.8 2.2 6.7 4.6 5.6 5.2 5.9
Arts, design, entertainment,

1.4 1.7 1.1 2.4 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.0
sports and media
Health care practitioners and technical 2.6 3.5 1.6 5.8 4.8 8.6 4.6 5.3
Health care support 2.4 2.9 1.9 1.9 4.9 2.1 2.6 2.3
Protective service 1.8 2.7 0.7 2.0 3.4 0.9 2.5 2.1
Food preparation and serving 8.8 7.9 9.9 5.3 6.9 6.5 8.4 6.2

8.5 4.3 13.3 3.0 5.1 2.2 4.1 4.1
and maintenance
Personal care and service 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.5 4.9 5.4 4.7 3.9
Sales 9.9 12.4 7.1 11.1 9.9 10.1 11.1 10.7
Office and administrative

12.1 15.9 7.7 13.2 14.8 10.4 13.6 13.1
support
Farming, fishing and forestry 2.4 0.9 4.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8
Construction trades 9.1 5.1 13.7 4.7 3.0 1.2 4.6 5.0
Extraction workers 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 <0.05 0.2 0.1
Installation, maintenance and

3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.1 1.5 2.7 3.0
repair workers
Production 7.7 5.6 10.1 5.3 6.4 5.9 4.9 5.9
Transportation and material

8.3 7.7 9.1 5.7 9.6 3.5 6.3 6.5
moving
Military 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3

1.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 1.9 1.1
in past five years
All 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 25
Industry, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Industry Total U.S. born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other Total
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
1,037,493 306,022 731,471 2,479,942 144,436 63,553 82,957 3,808,381
and mining
Utilities 150,776 109,220 41,556 1,103,402 135,844 42,268 36,847 1,469,137
Construction 3,053,116 982,056 2,071,060 7,690,051 752,040 197,261 287,409 11,979,877
Manufacturing - durable
2,890,044 1,250,621 1,639,423 12,266,596 1,858,217 1,191,418 361,685 18,567,960
and nondurable goods
Wholesale and retail trade,

5,644,561 3,390,360 2,254,201 21,946,304 4,351,822 1,719,183 961,243 34,623,113
transportation, warehousing
Information and communications 417,704 292,942 124,762 2,625,595 417,097 251,863 106,004 3,818,263
Finance, insurance, real estate,

1,355,923 866,211 489,712 8,111,025 1,112,761 707,585 252,765 11,540,059
and rental and leasing
Business services 3,282,020 1,574,377 1,707,643 13,542,131 2,219,521 1,498,208 514,367 21,056,247
Educational, health and social services 4,963,183 3,264,181 1,699,002 27,624,595 5,829,483 2,452,801 1,087,862 41,957,924
Arts, entertainment, recreation,

4,123,167 2,114,462 2,008,705 11,275,490 2,381,954 1,196,605 744,146 19,721,362
accommodations, food services
Other services (except public

1,679,579 706,476 973,103 5,806,975 888,919 568,284 224,195 9,167,952
administration)
Public administration 977,382 760,689 216,693 5,444,226 1,363,509 335,618 295,886 8,416,621
Active-duty military 177,461 158,813 18,648 737,640 167,576 36,790 56,517 1,175,984

508,595 332,652 175,943 842,091 564,925 120,943 97,320 2,133,874
in past five years
Total 30,261,004 16,109,082 14,151,922 121,496,063 22,188,104 10,382,380 5,109,203 189,436,754
3.4 % 1.9 % 5.2 % 2.0 % 0.7 % 0.6 % 1.6 % 2.0 %
and mining
Utilities 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.8
Construction 10.1 6.1 14.6 6.3 3.4 1.9 5.6 6.3
Manufacturing - durable
9.6 7.8 11.6 10.1 8.4 11.5 7.1 9.8
and nondurable goods
Wholesale and retail trade,

18.7 21.0 15.9 18.1 19.6 16.6 18.8 18.3
transportation, warehousing
Information and communications 1.4 1.8 0.9 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.0

4.5 5.4 3.5 6.7 5.0 6.8 4.9 6.1
Business services 10.8 9.8 12.1 11.1 10.0 14.4 10.1 11.1
Educational, health and social services 16.4 20.3 12.0 22.7 26.3 23.6 21.3 22.1

13.6 13.1 14.2 9.3 10.7 11.5 14.6 10.4
accommodations, food services

5.6 4.4 6.9 4.8 4.0 5.5 4.4 4.8
administration)
Public administration 3.2 4.7 1.5 4.5 6.1 3.2 5.8 4.4
Active-duty military 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.6

1.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 1.9 1.1
in past five years
All 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 26
Detailed industry, by race and ethnicity: 2015

Industry Total U.S. born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other Total
851,301 181,276 670,025 1,681,466 88,382 38,400 56,995 2,716,544
and hunting
Mining 186,192 124,746 61,446 798,476 56,054 25,153 25,962 1,091,837
Utilities 150,776 109,220 41,556 1,103,402 135,844 42,268 36,847 1,469,137
Construction 3,053,116 982,056 2,071,060 7,690,051 752,040 197,261 287,409 11,979,877
Manufacturing - nondurable goods 1,398,622 551,114 847,508 4,511,898 839,807 407,873 137,106 7,295,306
Manufacturing - durable goods 1,491,422 699,507 791,915 7,754,698 1,018,410 783,545 224,579 11,272,654
Wholesale trade 839,989 413,522 426,467 3,253,211 371,220 259,634 107,766 4,831,820
Retail trade 3,501,543 2,281,142 1,220,401 14,212,850 2,544,641 1,110,698 651,675 22,021,407
Transportation and warehousing 1,303,029 695,696 607,333 4,480,243 1,435,961 348,851 201,802 7,769,886
Information and communications 417,704 292,942 124,762 2,625,595 417,097 251,863 106,004 3,818,263

1,355,923 866,211 489,712 8,111,025 1,112,761 707,585 252,765 11,540,059
Professional, scientific,
management, administrative, 3,282,020 1,574,377 1,707,643 13,542,131 2,219,521 1,498,208 514,367 21,056,247
waste management services
Educational, health and social services 4,963,183 3,264,181 1,699,002 27,624,595 5,829,483 2,452,801 1,087,862 41,957,924

4,123,167 2,114,462 2,008,705 11,275,490 2,381,954 1,196,605 744,146 19,721,362
accommodations, and food services

1,679,579 706,476 973,103 5,806,975 888,919 568,284 224,195 9,167,952
administration)
Public administration 977,382 760,689 216,693 5,444,226 1,363,509 335,618 295,886 8,416,621
Active-duty military 177,461 158,813 18,648 737,640 167,576 36,790 56,517 1,175,984

508,595 332,652 175,943 842,091 564,925 120,943 97,320 2,133,874
in past five years
Total 30,261,004 16,109,082 14,151,922 121,496,063 22,188,104 10,382,380 5,109,203 189,436,754
2.8 % 1.1 % 4.7 % 1.4 % 0.4 % 0.4 % 1.1 % 1.4 %
and hunting
Mining 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6
Utilities 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.8
Construction 10.1 6.1 14.6 6.3 3.4 1.9 5.6 6.3
Manufacturing - nondurable goods 4.6 3.4 6.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 2.7 3.9
Manufacturing - durable goods 4.9 4.3 5.6 6.4 4.6 7.5 4.4 6.0
Wholesale trade 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.7 1.7 2.5 2.1 2.6
Retail trade 11.6 14.2 8.6 11.7 11.5 10.7 12.8 11.6
Transportation and warehousing 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 6.5 3.4 3.9 4.1
Information and communications 1.4 1.8 0.9 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.0

4.5 5.4 3.5 6.7 5.0 6.8 4.9 6.1
Professional, scientific,
management, administrative, 10.8 9.8 12.1 11.1 10.0 14.4 10.1 11.1
waste management services
Educational, health and social services 16.4 20.3 12.0 22.7 26.3 23.6 21.3 22.1

13.6 13.1 14.2 9.3 10.7 11.5 14.6 10.4
accommodations, and food services

5.6 4.4 6.9 4.8 4.0 5.5 4.4 4.8
administration)
Public administration 3.2 4.7 1.5 4.5 6.1 3.2 5.8 4.4
Active-duty military 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.6

1.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 1.9 1.1
in past five years
All 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
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TABLE 27
Persons, by personal earnings, race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 16 and older with positive earnings
Less than $20,000 $20,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Total

Hispanic 11,105,793 11,385,515 4,817,645 27,308,953
U.S. born 5,854,382 5,530,560 2,964,290 14,349,232
Foreign born 5,251,411 5,854,955 1,853,355 12,959,721
White alone, not Hispanic 31,843,799 36,628,969 38,521,027 106,993,795
Black alone, not Hispanic 7,445,532 7,581,267 4,087,056 19,113,855
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2,635,131 2,846,632 3,812,474 9,294,237
Other, not Hispanic 1,801,875 1,541,355 1,112,682 4,455,912
Total 54,832,130 59,983,738 52,350,884 167,166,752
Hispanic 40.7 % 41.7 % 17.6 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 40.8 38.5 20.7 100.0
Foreign born 40.5 45.2 14.3 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 29.8 34.2 36.0 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 39.0 39.7 21.4 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 28.4 30.6 41.0 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 40.4 34.6 25.0 100.0
All 32.8 % 35.9 % 31.3 % 100.0 %
Note: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that might be provided by the U.S.
Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one
race.
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Table 28
Median personal earnings, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 16 and older with positive earnings
Hispanic $ 24,000
U.S. born 24,000
Foreign born 23,000
White alone, not Hispanic 35,000
Black alone, not Hispanic 25,000
Asian alone, not Hispanic 38,000
Other, not Hispanic 25,000
All $ 30,000
Note: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those
that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting
single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 29
Full-time, year-round workers, by personal earnings, race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 16 and older defined for persons who worked at least 35 hours per week and at least
48 weeks in the past year
Less than $20,000 $20,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Total
Hispanic 3,609,512 9,664,008 4,458,325 17,731,845
U.S. born 1,452,167 4,634,626 2,737,310 8,824,103
Foreign born 2,157,345 5,029,382 1,721,015 8,907,742
Asian alone, not Hispanic 621,662 2,191,534 3,471,581 6,284,777
Other, not Hispanic 338,355 1,219,341 1,017,892 2,575,588
Total 12,403,433 48,287,906 47,844,624 108,535,963
Hispanic 20.4 % 54.5 % 25.1 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 16.5 52.5 31.0 100.0
Foreign born 24.2 56.5 19.3 100.0
All 11.4 % 44.5 % 44.1 % 100.0 %
Note: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that might be provided by the U.S.
Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one
race.
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TABLE 30
Median personal earnings for full-time, year-round
workers, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 16 and older defined for persons who worked at
least 35 hours per week and at least 48 weeks in the past year
Hispanic $ 30,000
U.S. born 35,000
Foreign born 28,000
All $ 44,000
single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 31
Households, by income, race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 households
1st quintile 2nd quintile 3rd quintile 4th quintile 5th quintile
(Up to $22,900) ($22,901$43,400) ($43,401$70,000) ($70,001$112,260) ($112,261+) Total
Hispanic 3,634,920 3,739,705 3,336,465 2,563,575 1,793,138 15,067,803
U.S. born 1,725,309 1,630,951 1,609,876 1,394,557 1,088,902 7,449,595
Foreign born 1,909,611 2,108,754 1,726,589 1,169,018 704,236 7,618,208
Asian alone, not Hispanic 850,272 737,714 891,921 1,110,783 1,753,155 5,343,845
Other, not Hispanic 715,452 551,551 543,272 508,273 461,729 2,780,277
Total 23,691,072 23,595,003 24,125,154 23,155,723 23,641,260 118,208,212
Hispanic 24.1 % 24.8 % 22.1 % 17.0 % 11.9 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 23.2 21.9 21.6 18.7 14.6 100.0
Foreign born 25.1 27.7 22.7 15.3 9.2 100.0
All 20.0 % 20.0 % 20.4 % 19.6 % 20.0 % 100.0 %
Note: Quintiles are based upon 2015 total household income distribution. Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that might be
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race. The household
population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters. Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of the household head.
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TABLE 32
Median household income, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Hispanic $ 44,800
U.S. born 49,004
Foreign born 41,000
All $ 55,300
single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race. The household
population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters.
Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of the household head.
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TABLE 33
Poverty, by age, race and ethnicity: 2015
Based on 2015 poverty universe*
PERSONS IN POVERTY
Younger than 18 18 to 64 65 and older Total

Hispanic 5,467,599 6,055,713 650,086 12,173,398
U.S. born 5,110,575 2,806,678 243,448 8,160,701
Foreign born 357,024 3,249,035 406,638 4,012,697
Black alone, not Hispanic 3,594,876 5,171,272 651,969 9,418,117
Asian alone, not Hispanic 405,849 1,282,497 237,713 1,926,059
Other, not Hispanic 893,852 970,110 86,497 1,950,459
Total 15,086,129 25,392,410 4,022,865 44,501,404
POVERTY RATE (%)

Hispanic 30.5 % 17.9 % 17.7 % 21.9 %
U.S. born 30.2 15.9 14.7 22.5
Foreign born 35.2 20.1 20.1 20.9
All 20.7 % 13.0 % 8.7 % 14.2 %
Note: *Poverty status is determined for individuals in housing units and noninstitutional group quarters. The poverty universe excludes
children under age 15 who are not related to the householder, people living in institutional group quarters and people living in college
dormitories or military barracks. Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that might be
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 34
Welfare income, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Received welfare Percent Mean welfare

income in receiving income among
past 12 months welfare income welfare recipients
Hispanic 572,976 3.8 % $3,560
White alone, not Hispanic 1,556,331 1.9 2,854
Black alone, not Hispanic 623,396 4.4 2,974
Asian alone, not Hispanic 114,181 2.1 3,693
Other, not Hispanic 119,245 4.3 3,419
Total 2,986,129 2.5 % $3,069
persons reporting more than one race. The household population excludes persons living in
institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters. Households are classified by the race or
ethnicity of the household head. The following are included in welfare or public assistance income:
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and General Assistance (GA). For more details, see
http://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/INCWELFR.
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TABLE 35
Food stamp recipiency, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Received food stamps Percent receiving
in past 12 months food stamps
Hispanic 3,314,026 22.0 %
Total 15,135,195 12.8 %
Note: The household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and
other group quarters. Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of the household head.
Includes all households that received food stamps or a food stamp benefit card, and includes
benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) but does not include
benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
or the National School Lunch Program. For more details, see http://usa.ipums.org/usa-
action/variables/FOODSTMP. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not
listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 36
Persons without health insurance, by age, race and ethnicity: 2015
PERSONS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
Hispanic 1,364,253 9,599,207 157,312 11,120,772
U.S. born 1,002,512 3,086,818 13,406 4,102,736
Foreign born 361,741 6,512,389 143,906 7,018,036
White alone, not Hispanic 1,433,833 11,267,487 114,432 12,815,752
Black alone, not Hispanic 419,773 4,276,152 49,932 4,745,857
Asian alone, not Hispanic 140,862 1,130,746 69,180 1,340,788
Total 3,572,044 27,207,663 403,099 31,182,806
UNINSURED RATE (%)

Hispanic 7.5 % 27.7 % 4.2 % 19.7 %
U.S. born 5.9 16.9 0.8 11.1
Foreign born 35.3 39.9 7.0 36.2
All 4.9 % 13.6 % 0.8 % 9.7 %
Note: These data reflect insurance coverage prior to the implementation of the employer insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act.
"Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 37
Type of health insurance, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Private health Public health Both private
care coverage care coverage and public No coverage
Hispanic 23,927,765 18,806,785 2,621,455 11,120,772
U.S. born 16,786,926 14,226,141 1,947,717 4,102,736
Foreign born 7,140,839 4,580,644 673,738 7,018,036
Asian alone, not Hispanic 11,358,810 3,318,954 1,078,938 1,340,788
Other, not Hispanic 5,645,148 3,071,855 763,708 1,159,637
Total 178,104,481 74,904,673 37,226,861 31,182,806
Private health Public health Both private
care coverage care coverage and public No coverage
Hispanic 42.4 % 33.3 % 4.6 % 19.7 %
U.S. born 45.3 38.4 5.3 11.1
Foreign born 36.8 23.6 3.5 36.2
All 55.4 % 23.3 % 11.6 % 9.7 %
Note: These data reflect insurance coverage prior to the implementation of the employer insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act.
Private health insurance includes employer-provided insurance, union-provided insurance, plans purchased by individuals from private
insurance companies and TRICARE or other military health care. Public health insurance includes the federal insurance programs
Medicare, Medicaid and Department of Veterans Affairs insurance. For more details, see https://usa.ipums.org/usa-
action/variables/HCOVPUB#description_section. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and
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TABLE 38
Housing tenure, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Percent
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied owner-occupied
Hispanic 6,824,272 8,243,531 45.3 %
U.S. born 3,512,518 3,937,077 47.2
Foreign born 3,311,754 4,306,454 43.5
White alone, not Hispanic 57,435,522 23,344,496 71.1
Black alone, not Hispanic 5,870,963 8,365,306 41.2
Asian alone, not Hispanic 3,101,663 2,242,182 58.0
Other, not Hispanic 1,405,446 1,374,831 50.6
Total 74,637,866 43,570,346 63.1 %
other group quarters. Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of the household head.
"Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race.
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TABLE 39
Homeownership among foreign-born Hispanic heads of
households, by years in U.S.: 2015
Universe: 2015 foreign-born Hispanic heads of households
Household Number of Percent

heads homeowners owning home
0 to 5 years 400,501 69,569 17.4 %
6 to 10 years 698,980 146,208 20.9
11 to 15 years 1,218,156 342,465 28.1
16 to 20 years 1,180,450 441,283 37.4
Over 20 years 4,120,121 2,312,229 56.1
Total 7,618,208 3,311,754 43.5 %
other group quarters.
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TABLE 40
Persons, by household type, race and ethnicity: 2015

Universe: 2015 household population
FAMILY HOUSEHOLD
Married Female Male Non-family
couple householder householder household Total
Hispanic 31,872,018 12,846,046 5,502,439 5,210,983 55,431,486
U.S. born 20,413,682 9,375,714 3,329,568 3,147,368 36,266,332
Foreign born 11,458,336 3,470,332 2,172,871 2,063,615 19,165,154
White alone, not Hispanic 123,797,545 22,061,157 9,976,453 37,118,109 192,953,264
Black alone, not Hispanic 13,596,116 14,591,046 2,926,339 6,772,401 37,885,902
Asian alone, not Hispanic 12,091,844 1,603,024 954,987 2,110,797 16,760,652
Other, not Hispanic 5,521,459 2,561,058 807,493 1,426,611 10,316,621
Total 186,878,982 53,662,331 20,167,711 52,638,901 313,347,925
Hispanic 57.5 % 23.2 % 9.9 % 9.4 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 56.3 25.9 9.2 8.7 100.0
Foreign born 59.8 18.1 11.3 10.8 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 64.2 11.4 5.2 19.2 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 35.9 38.5 7.7 17.9 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 72.1 9.6 5.7 12.6 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 53.5 24.8 7.8 13.8 100.0
All 59.6 % 17.1 % 6.4 % 16.8 % 100.0 %
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race. The
household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters.
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TABLE 41
Households, by family size, race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 family households
Two-person Three- or four- Five-person
families person families families or more Total
Hispanic 3,259,926 5,344,521 2,914,322 11,518,769
U.S. born 1,803,275 2,425,700 1,040,597 5,269,572
Foreign born 1,456,651 2,918,821 1,873,725 6,249,197
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1,278,297 2,002,308 682,221 3,962,826
Total 36,188,919 31,156,632 10,246,887 77,592,438
Hispanic 28.3 % 46.4 % 25.3 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 34.2 46.0 19.7 100.0
Foreign born 23.3 46.7 30.0 100.0
All 46.6 % 40.2 % 13.2 % 100.0 %
household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters. Households are classified by
the race or ethnicity of the household head.
"Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in United States, 2015"
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TABLE 42
Living arrangements of children, by race and ethnicity: 2015
Universe: 2015 resident population ages 17 and younger
Parent Grandparent
householder householder Other Total
Hispanic 15,395,367 1,652,941 1,047,778 18,096,086
U.S. born 14,572,644 1,590,214 909,063 17,071,921
Foreign born 822,723 62,727 138,715 1,024,165
Black alone, not Hispanic 8,044,311 1,327,216 624,104 9,995,631
Asian alone, not Hispanic 3,117,400 149,074 155,965 3,422,439
Other, not Hispanic 3,586,998 448,157 204,927 4,240,082
Total 64,436,928 5,883,137 3,222,289 73,542,354
Hispanic 85.1 % 9.1 % 5.8 % 100.0 %
U.S. born 85.4 9.3 5.3 100.0
Foreign born 80.3 6.1 13.5 100.0
All 87.6 % 8.0 % 4.4 % 100.0 %
household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters.
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Table 43
Hispanic population, by region: 2015

Hispanic Total Percent
population population Hispanic
Northeast 7,891,872 56,283,891 14.0 %
Midwest 5,164,639 67,907,404 7.6
South 20,853,647 121,182,847 17.2
West 22,566,619 76,044,679 29.7
Total 56,476,777 321,418,821 17.6 %
Note: For details on the states included in each region, see

https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/REGION#description_section.
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TABLE 44
Hispanic population, by state: 2015

Hispanic Total Percent
population population Hispanic
California 15,184,905 39,144,818 38.8 %
Texas 10,669,240 27,469,114 38.8
Florida 4,961,905 20,271,272 24.5
New York 3,722,097 19,795,791 18.8
Illinois 2,171,133 12,859,995 16.9
Arizona 2,098,511 6,828,065 30.7
New Jersey 1,762,984 8,958,013 19.7
Colorado 1,165,546 5,456,574 21.4
New Mexico 1,002,409 2,085,109 48.1
Georgia 950,471 10,214,860 9.3
North Carolina 912,609 10,042,802 9.1
Washington 886,521 7,170,351 12.4
Pennsylvania 867,095 12,802,503 6.8
Nevada 812,952 2,890,845 28.1
Massachusetts 757,059 6,794,422 11.1
Virginia 753,718 8,382,993 9.0
Maryland 572,526 6,006,401 9.5
Connecticut 554,361 3,590,886 15.4
Oregon 511,475 4,028,977 12.7
Michigan 487,335 9,922,576 4.9
Indiana 437,508 6,619,680 6.6
Utah 409,228 2,995,919 13.7
Ohio 408,057 11,613,423 3.5
Oklahoma 396,307 3,911,338 10.1
Wisconsin 380,548 5,771,337 6.6
Kansas 336,479 2,911,641 11.6
Tennessee 334,083 6,600,299 5.1
Minnesota 279,277 5,489,594 5.1
South Carolina 261,580 4,896,146 5.3
Missouri 238,070 6,083,672 3.9
Louisiana 227,388 4,670,724 4.9
Arkansas 207,590 2,978,204 7.0
Idaho 199,912 1,654,930 12.1
Nebraska 196,460 1,896,190 10.4
Alabama 191,944 4,858,979 4.0
Iowa 174,068 3,123,899 5.6
Rhode Island 152,605 1,056,298 14.4
Hawaii 148,457 1,431,603 10.4
Kentucky 145,175 4,425,092 3.3
Mississippi 85,625 2,992,333 2.9
Delaware 85,152 945,934 9.0
District of Columbia 71,453 672,228 10.6
Wyoming 57,801 586,107 9.9
Alaska 51,719 738,432 7.0
New Hampshire 44,321 1,330,608 3.3
Montana 37,183 1,032,949 3.6
South Dakota 29,828 858,469 3.5
West Virginia 26,881 1,844,128 1.5
North Dakota 25,876 756,928 3.4
Maine 20,677 1,329,328 1.6
Vermont 10,673 626,042 1.7
Total 56,476,777 321,418,821 17.6 %
Note: States and D.C. are listed in descending order of number of Hispanic residents in 2015.
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TABLE 45
Distribution of Hispanics across states: 2015

California 26.9 %
Texas 18.9
Florida 8.8
New York 6.6
Illinois 3.8
Arizona 3.7
New Jersey 3.1
Colorado 2.1
New Mexico 1.8
Georgia 1.7
Other states 22.6
All 100.0 %
Note: Top 10 states are listed in descending order of their schare of the Hispanic population in
2015.
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SUMMARY

Characteristics of the U.S. Hispanic population: 2015

Population/Hispanic Origin/Nativity/Language Use/Race

Population (#) 56,476,777

Foreign born 34.4 %

Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) 69.0 %

Median age (in years) 28

Married (ages 18 and older) 45.8

Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year 6.7

High school graduate or less 61.4 %

Two-year degree/Some college 23.6

Bachelor's degree or more 15.0

Work/Earnings/Income (ages 16 and older)

In labor force (among civilian population) 67.0 %

Median annual household income (in 2015 dollars) $44,800

Poverty/Government Assitance/ Health Care

Living in Poverty 21.9 %

Homeownership and Household Characteristics

In family households 90.6 %

Region and Top Five States of Residence

New York 6.6

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Population, by race and ethnicity: 2015

Hispanic 56,476,777 17.6 %

U.S. born 37,063,520 11.5

Foreign born 19,413,257 6.0

White alone, not Hispanic 197,553,955 61.5

Black alone, not Hispanic 39,650,251 12.3

Asian alone, not Hispanic 17,097,490 5.3

Other, not Hispanic 10,640,348 3.3

Total 321,418,821 100.0 %

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TOTAL HISPANIC NOT HISPANIC

White 234,996,564 73.1 37,442,609 66.3 197,553,955 74.6

Black or African American 40,756,105 12.7 1,105,854 2.0 39,650,251 15.0

Asian 17,288,974 5.4 191,484 0.3 17,097,490 6.5

Some other race 15,271,298 4.8 14,588,850 25.8 682,448 0.3

Two or more races 9,958,931 3.1 2,550,168 4.5 7,408,763 2.8

Total 321,418,821 100.0 % 56,476,777 100.0 % 264,942,044 100.0 %

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U.S. born 37,063,520 65.6 %

Foreign born 19,413,257 34.4

Citizen 6,766,268 12.0

Non-citizen 12,646,989 22.4

Total 56,476,777 100.0 %

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Mexican 35,757,893 63.3 %

Puerto Rican 5,371,113 9.5

Salvadoran 2,173,905 3.8

Cuban 2,115,879 3.7

All other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,928,930 3.4

Dominican 1,865,987 3.3

Guatemalan 1,384,403 2.5

Colombian 1,090,777 1.9

Honduran 853,016 1.5

Spaniard 798,628 1.4

Ecuadorian 707,428 1.3

Peruvian 651,128 1.2

Nicaraguan 421,974 0.7

Venezuelan 320,943 0.6

Argentinean 274,480 0.5

Panamanian 204,847 0.4

Chilean 150,041 0.3