US Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on February 23, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 60.81M US hispanic or latino population, 36.98M had Mexican origin (60.82%), 5.86M had Puerto Rican origin (9.63%), and 5.79M had Central American origin (9.52%).
The chart below shows the top 10 origin groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all origin groups.
You can see similar information for each state.
Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
US Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Origin | Number of Origin | Percentage of Hispanic or Latino Population (%) |
---|---|---|
Venezuelan | 552,657 | 0.91 |
Uruguayan | 71,107 | 0.12 |
Spanish American | 34,971 | 0.06 |
Spanish | 686,076 | 1.13 |
Spaniard | 914,452 | 1.50 |
South American | 4,068,949 | 6.69 |
Salvadoran | 2,337,189 | 3.84 |
Puerto Rican | 5,857,466 | 9.63 |
Peruvian | 701,948 | 1.15 |
Paraguayan | 27,946 | 0.05 |
Panamanian | 219,966 | 0.36 |
Other South American | 29,705 | 0.05 |
Other Central American | 37,776 | 0.06 |
Nicaraguan | 431,825 | 0.71 |
Mexican | 36,983,682 | 60.82 |
Honduran | 1,006,088 | 1.66 |
Guatemalan | 1,586,952 | 2.61 |
Ecuadorian | 770,795 | 1.27 |
Dominican | 2,203,172 | 3.62 |
Cuban | 2,369,179 | 3.90 |
Costa Rican | 171,419 | 0.28 |
Colombian | 1,318,076 | 2.17 |
Chilean | 175,264 | 0.29 |
Central American | 5,791,215 | 9.52 |
Bolivian | 122,359 | 0.20 |
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