Rise of Hispanic population

By Metro Creative

A Pew Research Center analysis of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau between 1970 and 2022 indicates the Hispanic population has grown by a considerable margin over the last half century-plus.

According to the Pew Research Center, the Hispanic population in the U.S. was around 9.6 million in 1970. By 2022, that figure had risen to more than 63 million. By 2022, Hispanics accounted for roughly 19% of the U.S. population, which was nearly four times as high a percentage as 1970, when just 5% of the nation’s individuals could claim Hispanic heritage.

The Hispanic population has experienced a recent boom as well, as the Pew analysis indicated the number of Hispanics in the U.S. grew from 50.5 million in 2010 to 63.6 million in 2022.

— Metro Creative