U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population

Here is data from the 2000 Census and 2010 Census for the Hispanic and Latino populations in the United States.

National origin	Population, 2000	Percent	Population, 2010	Percent
Total	35,305,818	100.0%	308,745,538	100.0%
Mexican	20,640,711	58.5	31,798,258	63
Puerto Rican	3,406,178	9.6	4,623,716	9.2
Cuban	1,241,685	3.5	1,785,547	3.5
Dominican (Dominican Republic)	764,945	2.2	1,414,703	2.8
Central American (excludes Mexican)	1,686,937	4.8	3,998,280	7.9
Costa Rican	68,588	0.2	126,418	0.3
Guatemalan	372,487	1.1	1,044,209	2.1
Honduran	217,569	0.6	633,401	1.3
Nicaraguan	177,684	0.5	348,202	0.7
Panamanian	91,723	0.3	165,456	0.3
Salvadoran	655,165	1.9	1,648,968	3.3
Other Central American	103,721	0.3%	31,626	0.1%
South American	1,353,562	3.8	2,769,434	5.5
Argentinean	100,864	0.3	224,952	0.4
Bolivian	42,068	0.1	99,210	0.2
Chilean	68,849	0.2	126,810	0.3
Colombian	470,684	1.3	908,734	1.8
Ecuadorian	260,559	0.7	564,631	1.1
Paraguayan	8,769	(¹)	20,023	(¹)
Peruvian	233,926	0.7	531,358	1.1
Uruguayan	18,804	0.1	56,884	0.1
Venezuelan	91,507	0.3	215,023	0.4
Other South American	57,532	0.2	21,809	(¹)
All other Hispanic or Latino	6,211,800	17.6	3,452,403	6.8

NOTE: Hispanics may be of any race.

1. Less than 0.1%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; Census 2010.

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