Los Angeles County, CA Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 24, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 4.88M Los Angeles County, CA hispanic or latino population, 3.64M had Mexican origin (74.67%), 820.65K had Central American origin (16.82%), and 434.89K had Salvadoran origin (8.91%).

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 other California counties, and for California.

Los Angeles County, CA Percentages of Origin of Hispanic or Latino Population in 2021
Mexican
Central American
Salvadoran
Guatemalan
South American
All Other Hispanic
Honduran
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Nicaraguan
Los Angeles County, CA Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021
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Origin Number of Origin Percentage of Hispanic or Latino Population (%)
Mexican 3642873 74.67
Central American 820645 16.82
Salvadoran 434885 8.91
Guatemalan 271706 5.57
South American 139482 2.86
All Other Hispanic 117950 2.42
Honduran 52764 1.08
Puerto Rican 48283 0.99
Cuban 42173 0.86
Nicaraguan 37886 0.78
Peruvian 37521 0.77
Spaniard 35220 0.72
Colombian 33095 0.68
Spanish 24048 0.49
Ecuadorian 21919 0.45
Argentinean 21513 0.44
Costa Rican 9451 0.19
Chilean 9135 0.19
Other Central American 8681 0.18
Venezuelan 6875 0.14
Dominican 6674 0.14
Bolivian 5291 0.11
Panamanian 5272 0.11
Uruguayan 1934 0.04
Other South American 1825 0.04
Spanish American 1271 0.03
Paraguayan 374 0.01