California Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 15.59M California hispanic or latino population, 12.75M had Mexican origin (81.74%), 1.47M had Central American origin (9.44%), and 747.22K had Salvadoran origin (4.79%).

The chart below shows the top 10 hispanic origins groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many hispanic origins.

You can see similar information for other states.

Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

California Percentage of Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021

Mexican

Central American

Salvadoran

Guatemalan

South American

All Other Hispanic

Puerto Rican

Spaniard

Spanish

Nicaraguan

California Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021

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Hispanic Origin	Population	Perc. of Hisp. Population (%)
Mexican	12745942	81.74
Central American	1472161	9.44
Salvadoran	747219	4.79
Guatemalan	450662	2.89
South American	389262	2.50
All Other Hispanic	312075	2.00
Puerto Rican	230981	1.48
Spaniard	178321	1.14
Spanish	129169	0.83
Nicaraguan	115941	0.74
Peruvian	112289	0.72
Cuban	108567	0.70
Colombian	96041	0.62
Honduran	95848	0.62
Argentinean	55548	0.36
Ecuadorian	44829	0.29
Chilean	30335	0.20
Costa Rican	27939	0.18
Venezuelan	21755	0.14
Dominican	21501	0.14
Panamanian	21422	0.14
Bolivian	14927	0.10
Other Central American	13130	0.08
Uruguayan	6435	0.04
Spanish American	5808	0.04
Other South American	5535	0.04
Paraguayan	1568	0.01