New York 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 3.87M New York hispanic or latino population, 1.09M had Puerto Rican origin (28.15%), 902.36K had Dominican origin (23.31%), and 641.32K had South American origin (16.56%).

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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
New York Percentage of Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021
Puerto Rican
28.15%
Dominican
23.31%
South American
16.56%
Mexican
12.43%
Central American
11.26%
Ecuadorian
7.30%
Salvadoran
4.91%
Colombian
4.55%
All Other Hispanic
4.06%
Guatemalan
2.45%
New York Hispanic or Latino Population By Origin in 2021
Hispanic Origin
Population
Perc. of Hisp. Population (%)
Puerto Rican 1,090,033 28.15
Dominican 902,361 23.31
South American 641,322 16.56
Mexican 481,280 12.43
Central American 436,087 11.26
Ecuadorian 282,781 7.30
Salvadoran 190,035 4.91
Colombian 176,243 4.55
All Other Hispanic 157,081 4.06
Guatemalan 94,805 2.45
Honduran 85,512 2.21
Peruvian 82,551 2.13
Cuban 82,308 2.13
Spaniard 52,078 1.35
Panamanian 32,557 0.84
Argentinean 31,834 0.82
Spanish 27,979 0.72
Venezuelan 21,616 0.56
Chilean 19,802 0.51
Nicaraguan 16,135 0.42
Costa Rican 14,067 0.36
Bolivian 8,313 0.22
Paraguayan 6,965 0.18
Uruguayan 6,813 0.18
Other South American 4,404 0.11
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