Key Statistics
Statistics about the U.S. Latino population
U.S. Latinos
80%
Nearly 80% of Latinos are U.S. citizens.
Source: UnidosUS/U.S. Census Bureau data
American Community Survey, data.census.gov (accessed October 21, 2019)
800k
The number of immigrants who become citizens every year.
6 million
The estimated number of U.S.-citizen kids who have a parent who is undocumented.
Source: UnidosUS
24%
Nearly a quarter of Hispanics in the U.S. self-identify as Afro Latino.
Source: Pew Research Center
1 million
The average number of Hispanic U.S. citizens who turn 18 each year and become eligible to register to vote.
U.S. Latino health care statistics
Health
9 million
The number of Latinos who gained health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
Over 50%
The percentage of all Latino workers who don’t have access to paid sick leave at their jobs.
18%
Percentage of Latinos who were uninsured in 2021, twice the proportion of non-Hispanic whites.
U.S. Latino education statistics
Education
29%
of all students enrolled in public Pre K–12 schools are Hispanic/Latino.
33%
rise in the number of English learners in the United States between the 2000–2001 and 2017–2018 school years.
$733
Schools with 90% or more students of color spend $733 less per student every year than schools with mostly white students.
70%
of Latino college students are the first in their family to attend college.
21%
of the country’s 16.6 million students enrolled in undergraduate programs are Latino.
35%
of LGBTQ+ Hispanic students are more likely to miss school due to feeling unsafe.
Statistics about Latino wealth in the U.S.
Wealth
$153k
In 2019, the average Latino family had about $36,000 in wealth, compared to white families having $189,000, a difference of $153,000.
$2 billion
Invested in communities through our Raza Development Fund, the largest Hispanic community development financial institution in the country.
70%
Between 2020 and 2040, 70% of new homeowners will be Hispanic.
Statistics about jobs and U.S. Latinos
Jobs
65.6%
The labor force participation rate of Latinos, among the highest of any race or ethnicity.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
1/5
By 2024, 1 in 5 workers will be Latino.
$0.55
On average, Hispanic women earn 55 cents on the dollar compared to White men.
2m
The number of home care workers that now have minimum wage and overtime protections thanks to UnidosUS’s advocacy.
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