population, by race and ethnicity: 2000 and 2012 portrait of hispanics in the united states, 2012...
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Table 1
2012 population 2000 population Percent, 2012 Percent, 2000
Hispanic 52,932,483 35,204,480 16.9 12.5
Native born 34,118,237 21,072,230 10.9 7.5
Foreign born 18,814,246 14,132,250 6.0 5.0
White alone, not Hispanic 197,275,734 194,527,123 62.8 69.1
Black alone, not Hispanic 38,535,707 33,706,554 12.3 12.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 15,331,196 10,088,521 4.9 3.6
Other, not Hispanic 9,838,920 7,895,228 3.1 2.8
Total 313,914,040 281,421,906 100.0 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Population, by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting
more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 2
2012
population
2000
population
Change,
2000-2012
Percent change,
2000-2012
Share of total
change (%)
Hispanic 52,932,483 35,204,480 17,728,003 50.4 54.6
Native born 34,118,237 21,072,230 13,046,007 61.9 40.2
Foreign born 18,814,246 14,132,250 4,681,996 33.1 14.4
White alone, not Hispanic 197,275,734 194,527,123 2,748,611 1.4 8.5
Black alone, not Hispanic 38,535,707 33,706,554 4,829,153 14.3 14.9
Asian alone, not Hispanic 15,331,196 10,088,521 5,242,675 52.0 16.1
Other, not Hispanic 9,838,920 7,895,228 1,943,692 24.6 6.0
Total 313,914,040 281,421,906 32,492,134 11.5 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Population Change, by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more
than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
One race 304,831,401 97.1 50,506,461 95.4 254,324,940 97.4
White 232,062,801 73.9 34,787,067 65.7 197,275,734 75.6
Black or African American 39,697,782 12.6 1,162,075 2.2 38,535,707 14.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,574,388 0.8 478,363 0.9 2,096,025 0.8
Asian 15,518,005 4.9 186,809 0.4 15,331,196 5.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 521,583 0.2 43,094 0.1 478,489 0.2
Some Other Race 14,456,842 4.6 13,849,053 26.2 607,789 0.2
Two or More Races 9,082,639 2.9 2,426,022 4.6 6,656,617 2.6
Total 313,914,040 100.0 52,932,483 100.0 260,981,557 100.0
HISPANIC NOT HISPANICTOTAL
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Table 3
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Racial Self-Identification Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population
Table 4
2012 population 2000 population Percent, 2012 Percent, 2000
Native born 34,118,237 21,072,230 64.5 59.9
Foreign born 18,814,246 14,132,250 35.5 40.1
Citizen 6,032,710 3,917,885 11.4 11.1
Non-citizen 12,781,536 10,214,365 24.1 29.0
Total 52,932,483 35,204,480 100.0 100.0
Universe: 2000 and 2012 Hispanic resident population
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012
American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Hispanic Population, by Nativity: 2000 and 2012
Table 5
2012
population
2000
population
Change,
2000-2012
Percent change,
2000-2012
Share of total
change (%)
Native born 34,118,237 21,072,230 13,046,007 61.9 73.6
Foreign born 18,814,246 14,132,250 4,681,996 33.1 26.4
Total 52,932,483 35,204,480 17,728,003 50.4 100.0
Universe: 2000 and 2012 Hispanic resident population
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Change in the Hispanic Population, by Nativity:
2000 and 2012
Number Percent
Mexican 33,972,251 64.2
Puerto Rican 4,929,992 9.3
Cuban 1,973,108 3.7
Salvadoran 1,969,495 3.7
All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,737,757 3.3
Dominican 1,648,209 3.1
Guatemalan 1,265,400 2.4
Colombian 1,080,843 2.0
Honduran 774,866 1.5
Spaniard 723,519 1.4
Ecuadorian 664,408 1.3
Peruvian 582,662 1.1
Nicaraguan 408,261 0.8
Venezuelan 257,807 0.5
Argentinean 240,171 0.5
Panamanian 184,889 0.3
Costa Rican 137,724 0.3
Chilean 129,074 0.2
Bolivian 99,929 0.2
Uruguayan 63,709 0.1
Other Central American 42,074 0.1
Other South American 26,908 0.1
Paraguayan 19,427 <0.05
Total 52,932,483 100.0
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012
American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Note: Hispanic origin is based on self-described ancestry, lineage, heritage,
nationality group or country of birth.
Table 6
Universe: 2012 Hispanic resident population
Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2012
Hispanic populations are listed in descending order of population size
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE
UNITED STATES, 2012
Total Native born Foreign born Percent foreign born
Mexican 33,972,251 22,523,657 11,448,594 33.7
Puerto Rican 4,929,992 4,867,585 62,407 1.3
Cuban 1,973,108 863,266 1,109,842 56.2
Salvadoran 1,969,495 791,606 1,177,889 59.8
All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,737,757 1,474,422 263,335 15.2
Dominican 1,648,209 724,586 923,623 56.0
Guatemalan 1,265,400 448,884 816,516 64.5
Colombian 1,080,843 399,960 680,883 63.0
Honduran 774,866 274,854 500,012 64.5
Spaniard 723,519 627,762 95,757 13.2
Ecuadorian 664,408 263,954 400,454 60.3
Peruvian 582,662 194,613 388,049 66.6
Nicaraguan 408,261 167,718 240,543 58.9
Venezuelan 257,807 76,380 181,427 70.4
Argentinean 240,171 90,969 149,202 62.1
Panamanian 184,889 108,658 76,231 41.2
Costa Rican 137,724 70,792 66,932 48.6
Chilean 129,074 52,718 76,356 59.2
Bolivian 99,929 38,687 61,242 61.3
Uruguayan 63,709 17,146 46,563 73.1
Other Central American 42,074 21,651 20,423 48.5
Other South American 26,908 11,756 15,152 56.3
Paraguayan 19,427 6,613 12,814 66.0
Total 52,932,483 34,118,237 18,814,246 35.5
Table 7
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Nativity, by Detailed Hispanic Origin: 2012
Universe: 2012 Hispanic resident population
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
Hispanic populations are listed in descending order of total population size
Male
Percent of all
Hispanics Female
Percent of all
Hispanics Male
Percent of
all white
non-Hispanics Female
Percent of
all white
non-Hispanics
Younger than 18 8,974,569 17.0 8,570,257 16.2 19,895,943 10.1 18,869,441 9.6
18 and older 17,855,657 33.7 17,532,000 33.1 77,205,785 39.1 81,304,565 41.2
Younger than 5 2,602,077 4.9 2,494,126 4.7 5,099,785 2.6 4,862,009 2.5
5 to 9 2,577,644 4.9 2,475,302 4.7 5,472,460 2.8 5,130,897 2.6
10 to 14 2,415,853 4.6 2,306,019 4.4 5,752,763 2.9 5,505,636 2.8
15 to 19 2,354,649 4.4 2,188,666 4.1 6,083,677 3.1 5,756,387 2.9
20 to 24 2,410,222 4.6 2,184,398 4.1 6,478,720 3.3 6,218,995 3.2
25 to 29 2,274,057 4.3 2,002,511 3.8 6,191,645 3.1 6,050,255 3.1
30 to 34 2,232,769 4.2 2,066,127 3.9 6,031,834 3.1 5,926,178 3.0
35 to 39 2,077,404 3.9 1,960,283 3.7 5,675,457 2.9 5,600,685 2.8
40 to 44 1,890,104 3.6 1,829,448 3.5 6,549,811 3.3 6,480,343 3.3
45 to 49 1,622,614 3.1 1,579,394 3.0 7,065,714 3.6 7,115,333 3.6
50 to 54 1,316,698 2.5 1,333,141 2.5 7,775,229 3.9 7,928,792 4.0
55 to 59 983,405 1.9 1,054,817 2.0 7,327,622 3.7 7,623,483 3.9
60 to 64 739,257 1.4 830,812 1.6 6,519,036 3.3 6,879,474 3.5
65 to 69 496,719 0.9 597,963 1.1 5,161,859 2.6 5,616,965 2.8
70 to 74 343,331 0.6 434,291 0.8 3,682,869 1.9 4,185,599 2.1
75 to 79 221,160 0.4 319,789 0.6 2,628,845 1.3 3,291,108 1.7
80 to 84 153,623 0.3 243,409 0.5 1,949,234 1.0 2,757,106 1.4
85 to 89 82,598 0.2 130,842 0.2 1,126,034 0.6 1,972,807 1.0
90 and older 36,042 0.1 70,919 0.1 529,134 0.3 1,271,954 0.6
Total 26,830,226 50.7 26,102,257 49.3 97,101,728 49.2 100,174,006 50.8
Table 8
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Race and Ethnicity, by Sex and Age: 2012
WHITE ALONE, NOT HISPANIC
Universe: 2012 resident population
HISPANIC
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
All Male Female
Hispanic 27 27 28
Native born 18 18 19
Foreign born 40 39 41
White alone, not Hispanic 42 41 43
Black alone, not Hispanic 33 31 34
Asian alone, not Hispanic 36 35 37
Other, not Hispanic 23 22 24
All 37 36 38
Table 9
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF
HISPANICS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Median Age in Years, by
Sex, Race and Ethnicity:
2012
Universe: 2012 resident population
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends
Project tabulations of 2012 American Community
Survey (1% IPUMS)
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons
reporting single races not listed separately and
persons reporting more than one race
Male
Percent of all
Hispanics Female
Percent of all
Hispanics Male
Percent of all
Hispanics Female
Percent of all
Hispanics
Younger than 18 626,164 3.3 566,210 3.0 8,348,405 24.5 8,004,047 23.5
18 and older 9,029,794 48.0 8,592,078 45.7 8,825,863 25.9 8,939,922 26.2
Younger than 5 43,932 0.2 39,578 0.2 2,558,145 7.5 2,454,548 7.2
5 to 9 102,586 0.5 101,543 0.5 2,475,058 7.3 2,373,759 7.0
10 to 14 266,378 1.4 230,975 1.2 2,149,475 6.3 2,075,044 6.1
15 to 19 414,131 2.2 358,515 1.9 1,940,518 5.7 1,830,151 5.4
20 to 24 719,145 3.8 554,891 2.9 1,691,077 5.0 1,629,507 4.8
25 to 29 1,055,288 5.6 838,267 4.5 1,218,769 3.6 1,164,244 3.4
30 to 34 1,183,472 6.3 1,045,138 5.6 1,049,297 3.1 1,020,989 3.0
35 to 39 1,247,493 6.6 1,131,578 6.0 829,911 2.4 828,705 2.4
40 to 44 1,165,921 6.2 1,097,486 5.8 724,183 2.1 731,962 2.1
45 to 49 996,269 5.3 944,798 5.0 626,345 1.8 634,596 1.9
50 to 54 768,375 4.1 761,848 4.0 548,323 1.6 571,293 1.7
55 to 59 569,145 3.0 595,699 3.2 414,260 1.2 459,118 1.3
60 to 64 405,278 2.2 458,579 2.4 333,979 1.0 372,233 1.1
65 to 69 266,628 1.4 338,146 1.8 230,091 0.7 259,817 0.8
70 to 74 192,058 1.0 250,543 1.3 151,273 0.4 183,748 0.5
75 to 79 119,203 0.6 176,947 0.9 101,957 0.3 142,842 0.4
80 to 84 77,936 0.4 127,031 0.7 75,687 0.2 116,378 0.3
85 to 89 42,030 0.2 67,524 0.4 40,568 0.1 63,318 0.2
90 and older 20,690 0.1 39,202 0.2 15,352 <0.05 31,717 0.1
Total 9,655,958 51.3 9,158,288 48.7 17,174,268 50.3 16,943,969 49.7
FOREIGN BORN NATIVE BORN
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 10
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Hispanic Nativity Groups, by Sex and Age: 2012
Universe: 2012 Hispanic resident population
Age (years)
Age (years) Age (years) FOREIGN-BORN HISPANIC NATIVE-BORN HISPANIC
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Universe: 2012 resident population
HISPANIC Age (years) WHITE ALONE, NOT HISPANIC
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2010 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 10a
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Age and Gender Distributions for Race, Ethnicity and Nativity Groups: 2012
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Younger than 5
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 to 89
90 and older
Percent
FemalesMales
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Younger than 5
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 to 89
90 and older
Percent
FemalesMales
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Younger than 5
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 to 89
90 and older
Percent
FemalesMales
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Younger than 5
5 to 9
10 to 14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
70 to 74
75 to 79
80 to 84
85 to 89
90 and older
Percent
FemalesMales
Table 11
Women giving birth
in past year
Percent of women giving
birth in past year
Share of total births
in past year
Hispanic 932,296 7.7 23.1
Native born 482,794 6.9 12.0
Foreign born 449,502 8.8 11.2
White alone, not Hispanic 2,167,302 6.0 53.8
Black alone, not Hispanic 556,417 6.4 13.8
Asian alone, not Hispanic 236,655 6.4 5.9
Other, not Hispanic 138,554 6.9 3.4
Total 4,031,224 6.4 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Fertility in the Past Year, by Race and Ethnicity: 2011*
Universe: 2011 resident population defined for women ages 15 to 44
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more
than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2011 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
*Data shown is from 2011. Data from 2012 is not shown due to the suppression of fertility data from seven states
(Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas). For more, see the 2012 American Community
Survey’s Accuracy Statement
(http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/pums/Accuracy/2012AccuracyPUMS.pdf)
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Table 12
All Unmarried
Hispanic 932,296 434,967 46.7
Native born 482,794 269,027 55.7
Foreign born 449,502 165,940 36.9
White alone, not Hispanic 2,167,302 609,480 28.1
Black alone, not Hispanic 556,417 401,107 72.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic 236,655 27,053 11.4
Other, not Hispanic 138,554 71,592 51.7
Total 4,031,224 1,544,199 38.3
WOMEN GIVING BIRTH IN PAST YEAR
Percent unmarried
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Fertility in the Past Year, by Marital Status, Race and
Ethnicity: 2011*
Universe: 2011 resident population defined for women ages 15 to 44 giving birth in the last 12 months
Notes: Unmarried women includes those who were never married or are divorced, separated or widowed. "Other,
not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2011 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
*Data shown is from 2011. Data from 2012 is not shown due to the suppression of fertility data from seven states
(Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas). For more, see the 2012 American Community
Survey’s Accuracy Statement
(http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/pums/Accuracy/2012AccuracyPUMS.pdf)
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Hispanic
population Total population Percent Hispanic
California 14,539,578 38,041,430 38.2
Texas 9,959,855 26,059,203 38.2
Florida 4,484,248 19,317,568 23.2
New York 3,553,080 19,570,261 18.2
Illinois 2,099,195 12,875,255 16.3
Arizona 1,977,233 6,553,255 30.2
New Jersey 1,642,807 8,864,590 18.5
Colorado 1,088,145 5,187,582 21.0
New Mexico 979,977 2,085,538 47.0
Georgia 903,300 9,919,945 9.1
North Carolina 845,420 9,752,073 8.7
Washington 807,998 6,897,012 11.7
Pennsylvania 776,832 12,763,536 6.1
Nevada 752,505 2,758,931 27.3
Virginia 687,008 8,185,867 8.4
Massachusetts 673,731 6,646,144 10.1
Connecticut 510,514 3,590,347 14.2
Maryland 510,448 5,884,563 8.7
Oregon 473,115 3,899,353 12.1
Michigan 452,141 9,883,360 4.6
Indiana 408,748 6,537,334 6.3
Utah 379,248 2,855,287 13.3
Ohio 371,000 11,544,225 3.2
Oklahoma 356,077 3,814,820 9.3
Wisconsin 353,159 5,726,398 6.2
Kansas 315,309 2,885,905 10.9
Tennessee 306,710 6,456,243 4.8
Minnesota 262,730 5,379,139 4.9
South Carolina 247,336 4,723,723 5.2
Missouri 217,948 6,021,988 3.6
Louisiana 207,131 4,601,893 4.5
Arkansas 197,146 2,949,131 6.7
Alabama 185,188 4,822,023 3.8
Idaho 183,924 1,595,728 11.5
Nebraska 178,793 1,855,525 9.6
Iowa 160,566 3,074,186 5.2
Rhode Island 138,867 1,050,292 13.2
Kentucky 133,726 4,380,415 3.1
Hawaii 131,269 1,392,313 9.4
Delaware 78,597 917,092 8.6
Mississippi 76,139 2,984,926 2.6
District of Columbia 63,098 632,323 10.0
Wyoming 54,253 576,412 9.4
Alaska 43,659 731,449 6.0
New Hampshire 40,132 1,320,718 3.0
Montana 30,279 1,005,141 3.0
West Virginia 23,764 1,855,413 1.3
South Dakota 23,402 833,354 2.8
Maine 20,034 1,329,192 1.5
North Dakota 16,459 699,628 2.4
Vermont 10,662 626,011 1.7
Total 52,932,483 313,914,040 16.9
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012
American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 13
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF THE HISPANIC
POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Hispanic Population, by State: 2012
States and D.C. are listed in descending order of number of Hispanic
residents in 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population
2012 2000
Change,
2000-2012
Percent change,
2000-2012
California 14,539,578 10,928,470 3,611,108 33.0
Texas 9,959,855 6,653,338 3,306,517 49.7
Florida 4,484,248 2,673,654 1,810,594 67.7
New York 3,553,080 2,854,991 698,089 24.5
Illinois 2,099,195 1,527,145 572,050 37.5
Arizona 1,977,233 1,292,152 685,081 53.0
New Jersey 1,642,807 1,117,604 525,203 47.0
Colorado 1,088,145 735,769 352,376 47.9
New Mexico 979,977 759,343 220,634 29.1
Georgia 903,300 434,375 468,925 108.0
North Carolina 845,420 377,084 468,336 124.2
Washington 807,998 444,718 363,280 81.7
Pennsylvania 776,832 399,736 377,096 94.3
Nevada 752,505 393,397 359,108 91.3
Virginia 687,008 333,482 353,526 106.0
Massachusetts 673,731 428,530 245,201 57.2
Connecticut 510,514 319,463 191,051 59.8
Maryland 510,448 230,992 279,456 121.0
Oregon 473,115 273,209 199,906 73.2
Michigan 452,141 330,952 121,189 36.6
Indiana 408,748 214,750 193,998 90.3
Utah 379,248 201,203 178,045 88.5
Ohio 371,000 218,350 152,650 69.9
Oklahoma 356,077 173,746 182,331 104.9
Wisconsin 353,159 191,097 162,062 84.8
Kansas 315,309 186,340 128,969 69.2
Tennessee 306,710 116,692 190,018 162.8
Minnesota 262,730 142,732 119,998 84.1
South Carolina 247,336 94,652 152,684 161.3
Missouri 217,948 118,235 99,713 84.3
Louisiana 207,131 111,634 95,497 85.5
Arkansas 197,146 85,303 111,843 131.1
Alabama 185,188 72,152 113,036 156.7
Idaho 183,924 100,271 83,653 83.4
Nebraska 178,793 92,836 85,957 92.6
Iowa 160,566 80,204 80,362 100.2
Rhode Island 138,867 89,870 48,997 54.5
Kentucky 133,726 56,922 76,804 134.9
Hawaii 131,269 87,853 43,416 49.4
Delaware 78,597 37,811 40,786 107.9
Mississippi 76,139 37,301 38,838 104.1
District of Columbia 63,098 44,092 19,006 43.1
Wyoming 54,253 29,751 24,502 82.4
Alaska 43,659 25,742 17,917 69.6
New Hampshire 40,132 21,536 18,596 86.3
Montana 30,279 18,568 11,711 63.1
West Virginia 23,764 12,925 10,839 83.9
South Dakota 23,402 10,101 13,301 131.7
Maine 20,034 10,718 9,316 86.9
North Dakota 16,459 7,429 9,030 121.6
Vermont 10,662 5,260 5,402 102.7
Total 52,932,483 35,204,480 17,728,003 50.4
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 14
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Change in the Hispanic Population, by State:
2000 and 2012
States and D.C. are listed in descending order of number of Hispanic residents in 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 Hispanic resident population
Table 15
Percent,
2012
Percent,
2000
Change,
2000-2012
California 27.5 31.0 -3.6
Texas 18.8 18.9 -0.1
Florida 8.5 7.6 0.9
New York 6.7 8.1 -1.4
Illinois 4.0 4.3 -0.4
Arizona 3.7 3.7 0.1
New Jersey 3.1 3.2 -0.1
Colorado 2.1 2.1 0.0
New Mexico 1.9 2.2 -0.3
Georgia 1.7 1.2 0.5
Other states 22.1 17.7 4.4
Total 100.0 100.0 ---
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF
HISPANICS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Distribution of Hispanics
Across States: 2000 and
2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 Hispanic resident
population
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends
Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and
2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Top 10 states are listed in descending order of
their share of the Hispanic population in 2012
Table 16
Now married Separated Divorced Widowed Never married Total
Hispanic 16,414,802 1,340,389 3,255,192 1,261,507 13,115,767 35,387,657
Native born 6,563,796 545,224 1,811,194 554,006 8,291,565 17,765,785
Foreign born 9,851,006 795,165 1,443,998 707,501 4,824,202 17,621,872
White alone, not Hispanic 86,594,294 2,631,624 19,850,958 11,105,443 38,328,031 158,510,350
Black alone, not Hispanic 8,700,130 1,305,996 3,698,010 1,758,138 12,935,977 28,398,251
Asian alone, not Hispanic 7,320,711 155,762 654,075 572,557 3,406,616 12,109,721
Other, not Hispanic 2,287,518 174,072 736,993 271,788 2,405,493 5,875,864
Total 121,317,455 5,607,843 28,195,228 14,969,433 70,191,884 240,281,843
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 46.4 3.8 9.2 3.6 37.1 100.0
Native born 36.9 3.1 10.2 3.1 46.7 100.0
Foreign born 55.9 4.5 8.2 4.0 27.4 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 54.6 1.7 12.5 7.0 24.2 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 30.6 4.6 13.0 6.2 45.6 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 60.5 1.3 5.4 4.7 28.1 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 38.9 3.0 12.5 4.6 40.9 100.0
All 50.5 2.3 11.7 6.2 29.2 100.0
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Marital Status, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 18 and older
Table 17
Married couple
Female
householder
Male
householder
Non-family
household Total
Hispanic 29,689,424 12,246,406 5,275,964 4,739,856 51,951,650
Native born 18,648,620 8,887,953 3,069,597 2,796,080 33,402,250
Foreign born 11,040,804 3,358,453 2,206,367 1,943,776 18,549,400
White alone, not Hispanic 124,038,269 22,370,550 9,763,623 36,462,819 192,635,261
Black alone, not Hispanic 13,247,497 14,489,176 2,791,027 6,227,995 36,755,695
Asian alone, not Hispanic 10,784,142 1,561,311 867,621 1,805,482 15,018,556
Other, not Hispanic 5,020,748 2,538,740 763,057 1,201,655 9,524,200
Total 182,780,080 53,206,183 19,461,292 50,437,807 305,885,362
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 57.1 23.6 10.2 9.1 100.0
Native born 55.8 26.6 9.2 8.4 100.0
Foreign born 59.5 18.1 11.9 10.5 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 64.4 11.6 5.1 18.9 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 36.0 39.4 7.6 16.9 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 71.8 10.4 5.8 12.0 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 52.7 26.7 8.0 12.6 100.0
All 59.8 17.4 6.4 16.5 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Persons, by Household Type, Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 household population
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
FAMILY HOUSEHOLD
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more
than one race. The household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group
quarters.
Table 18
Two-person
families
Three- or four-
person families
Five-person
families or more Total
Hispanic 2,994,170 5,004,721 2,795,558 10,794,449
Native born 1,689,985 2,269,308 916,105 4,875,398
Foreign born 1,304,185 2,735,413 1,879,453 5,919,051
White alone, not Hispanic 26,986,458 19,724,568 5,196,333 51,907,359
Black alone, not Hispanic 3,536,263 3,770,804 1,275,830 8,582,897
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1,131,314 1,805,209 617,739 3,554,262
Other, not Hispanic 666,683 734,333 281,249 1,682,265
Total 35,314,888 31,039,635 10,166,709 76,521,232
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 27.7 46.4 25.9 100.0
Native born 34.7 46.5 18.8 100.0
Foreign born 22.0 46.2 31.8 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 52.0 38.0 10.0 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 41.2 43.9 14.9 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 31.8 50.8 17.4 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 39.6 43.7 16.7 100.0
All 46.2 40.6 13.3 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Households, by Family Size, Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 family households
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting
more than one race. The household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other
group quarters. Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of the household head.
Table 19
Parent
householder
Grandparent
householder Other Total
Hispanic 15,057,650 1,508,143 979,033 17,544,826
Native born 14,043,017 1,456,927 852,508 16,352,452
Foreign born 1,014,633 51,216 126,525 1,192,374
White alone, not Hispanic 35,368,377 2,248,090 1,148,917 38,765,384
Black alone, not Hispanic 8,212,013 1,280,649 644,794 10,137,456
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2,953,780 133,883 133,812 3,221,475
Other, not Hispanic 3,363,325 422,698 177,033 3,963,056
Total 64,955,145 5,593,463 3,083,589 73,632,197
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 85.8 8.6 5.6 100.0
Native born 85.9 8.9 5.2 100.0
Foreign born 85.1 4.3 10.6 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 91.2 5.8 3.0 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 81.0 12.6 6.4 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 91.7 4.2 4.2 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 84.9 10.7 4.5 100.0
All 88.2 7.6 4.2 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Living Arrangements of Children, by Race and Ethnicity:
2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 17 and younger
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting
more than one race. The household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other
group quarters.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
Only English
spoken at home
English spoken
very well
English spoken
less than very
well Total
Only English
spoken at home
English spoken
very well
English spoken
less than very
well Total
Hispanic 4,485,219 6,332,211 1,631,193 12,448,623 7,829,760 13,641,945 13,915,952 35,387,657
Native born 4,431,628 5,607,591 1,300,540 11,339,759 7,058,693 8,816,274 1,890,818 17,765,785
Foreign born 53,591 724,620 330,653 1,108,864 771,067 4,825,671 12,025,134 17,621,872
White alone, not Hispanic 27,072,928 1,396,167 334,495 28,803,590 149,412,170 6,391,580 2,706,600 158,510,350
Black alone, not Hispanic 6,984,874 362,452 103,246 7,450,572 26,240,862 1,392,268 765,121 28,398,251
Asian alone, not Hispanic 917,460 1,097,612 358,427 2,373,499 2,433,944 4,945,585 4,730,192 12,109,721
Other, not Hispanic 2,403,346 290,890 49,856 2,744,092 4,620,785 870,755 384,324 5,875,864
Total 41,863,827 9,479,332 2,477,217 53,820,376 190,537,521 27,242,133 22,502,189 240,281,843
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 36.0 50.9 13.1 100.0 22.1 38.6 39.3 100.0
Native born 39.1 49.5 11.5 100.0 39.7 49.6 10.6 100.0
Foreign born 4.8 65.3 29.8 100.0 4.4 27.4 68.2 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 94.0 4.8 1.2 100.0 94.3 4.0 1.7 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 93.7 4.9 1.4 100.0 92.4 4.9 2.7 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 38.7 46.2 15.1 100.0 20.1 40.8 39.1 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 87.6 10.6 1.8 100.0 78.6 14.8 6.5 100.0
All 77.8 17.6 4.6 100.0 79.3 11.3 9.4 100.0
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Language Spoken at Home and English-Speaking Ability, by Age, Race and Ethnicity:
2012
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ONLY
ENGLISH AT HOME
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ONLY
ENGLISH AT HOME
Table 20
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 5 and older
5 TO 17 18 AND OLDER
Date of arrival
Only English
spoken at home
English spoken
very well
English spoken
less than very
well Total
Only English
spoken at home
English spoken
very well
English spoken
less than very
well Total
Before 1990 --- --- --- --- 401,907 2,171,755 3,947,216 6,520,878
1990 to 1999 10,403 122,052 18,930 151,385 182,427 1,552,500 3,495,801 5,230,728
2000 to 2005 25,932 396,560 103,760 526,252 116,800 781,750 2,857,119 3,755,669
2006 and later 17,256 206,008 207,963 431,227 69,933 319,666 1,724,998 2,114,597
Total 53,591 724,620 330,653 1,108,864 771,067 4,825,671 12,025,134 17,621,872
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Before 1990 --- --- --- --- 6.2 33.3 60.5 100.0
1990 to 1999 6.9 80.6 12.5 100.0 3.5 29.7 66.8 100.0
2000 to 2005 4.9 75.4 19.7 100.0 3.1 20.8 76.1 100.0
2006 and later 4.0 47.8 48.2 100.0 3.3 15.1 81.6 100.0
Total 4.8 65.3 29.8 100.0 4.4 27.4 68.2 100.0
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ONLY
ENGLISH AT HOME
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ONLY
ENGLISH AT HOME
18 AND OLDER
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
5 TO 17
Table 21
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Language Spoken at Home and English-Speaking Ability Among Foreign-Born Hispanics,
by Date of Arrival and Age: 2012
Universe: 2012 foreign-born Hispanic resident population ages 5 and older
Table 22
Less than 9th grade 9th to 12th grade High school graduate Some college College graduate Total
Hispanic 6,114,955 4,258,379 7,704,952 6,817,484 4,027,757 28,923,527
Native born 946,768 1,596,414 3,752,548 4,312,939 2,332,286 12,940,955
Foreign born 5,168,187 2,661,965 3,952,404 2,504,545 1,695,471 15,982,572
White alone, not Hispanic 3,693,754 8,292,983 40,434,736 42,583,563 45,909,369 140,914,405
Black alone, not Hispanic 1,108,747 2,824,580 7,467,778 7,919,107 4,462,348 23,782,560
Asian alone, not Hispanic 877,578 622,863 1,613,696 2,080,525 5,380,290 10,574,952
Other, not Hispanic 211,698 411,246 1,211,917 1,645,220 1,165,837 4,645,918
Total 12,006,732 16,410,051 58,433,079 61,045,899 60,945,601 208,841,362
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 21.1 14.7 26.6 23.6 13.9 100.0
Native born 7.3 12.3 29.0 33.3 18.0 100.0
Foreign born 32.3 16.7 24.7 15.7 10.6 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 2.6 5.9 28.7 30.2 32.6 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 4.7 11.9 31.4 33.3 18.8 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 8.3 5.9 15.3 19.7 50.9 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 4.6 8.9 26.1 35.4 25.1 100.0
All 5.7 7.9 28.0 29.2 29.2 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Educational Attainment, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 25 and older
Notes: "High school graduate" includes persons who have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent, such as a General Educational Development (GED)
certificate. "College graduate" includes only persons who have attained a bachelor's degree or more. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races
not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 23
2012 population 2000 population Percent, 2012 Percent, 2000
Less than 9th grade 5,168,187 4,048,910 32.3 39.4
9th to 12th grade 2,661,965 2,131,612 16.7 20.7
High school graduate 3,952,404 1,835,135 24.7 17.8
Some college 2,504,545 1,411,053 15.7 13.7
College graduate 1,695,471 861,609 10.6 8.4
Total 15,982,572 10,288,319 100.0 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Educational Attainment of Foreign-Born Hispanics:
2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 foreign-born Hispanic resident population ages 25 and older
Note: "High school graduate" includes persons who have attained a high school diploma or its equivalent, such as a
General Educational Development (GED) certificate. "College graduate" includes only persons who have attained a
bachelor's degree or more.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 24
2012 2000 2012 2000
Hispanic 858,876 545,738 39.7 38.1
Native born 839,718 511,341 39.6 38.4
Foreign born 19,158 34,397 43.1 33.8
White alone, not Hispanic 2,103,807 2,320,778 50.5 50.7
Black alone, not Hispanic 580,293 634,348 51.4 58.5
Asian alone, not Hispanic 202,226 132,589 56.2 50.2
Other, not Hispanic 233,943 167,250 47.1 47.9
Total 3,979,145 3,800,703 47.9 49.3
2012 2000 2012 2000
Hispanic 12,072,941 8,160,301 97.0 95.1
Native born 11,020,043 6,801,571 97.2 96.4
Foreign born 1,052,898 1,358,730 95.0 89.3
White alone, not Hispanic 27,963,655 31,949,507 97.1 97.2
Black alone, not Hispanic 7,195,983 7,590,470 96.6 97.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2,315,939 1,718,529 97.6 97.5
Other, not Hispanic 2,653,222 1,977,022 96.7 96.3
Total 52,201,740 51,395,829 97.0 96.8
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
School Enrollment, by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population ages 3 through 4
Notes: School enrollment consists of both private and public schools. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons
reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
ENROLLED IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RATE
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population ages 5 through 17
ENROLLED IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RATE
Table 25
2012 2000 2012 2000
Hispanic 242,410 537,537 6.7 21.3
Native born 162,867 233,725 5.4 13.8
Foreign born 79,543 303,812 12.3 36.2
White alone, not Hispanic 327,008 695,159 3.4 6.9
Black alone, not Hispanic 140,745 261,365 5.6 11.6
Asian alone, not Hispanic 9,965 22,444 1.3 3.8
Other, not Hispanic 45,124 60,880 5.8 10.8
Total 765,252 1,577,385 4.4 9.9
NUMBER OF DROPOUTS DROPOUT RATE
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
High School Dropouts, by Race and Ethnicity:
2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population ages 16 through 19
Notes: Dropouts are people not enrolled in school and who have not attained a high school diploma or an equivalent
credential, such as a General Education Development (GED) certificate. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons
reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 26
2012 2000 2012 2000
Hispanic 2,242,114 941,565 34.7 20.0
Native born 1,871,850 700,485 38.8 27.0
Foreign born 370,264 241,080 22.6 11.4
White alone, not Hispanic 8,118,259 6,317,802 46.1 37.7
Black alone, not Hispanic 1,723,709 1,004,135 37.3 27.3
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1,031,516 626,537 67.2 57.8
Other, not Hispanic 513,066 301,962 41.7 33.0
Total 13,628,664 9,192,001 43.3 33.9
2012 2000 2012 2000
Hispanic 1,388,803 915,418 4.8 5.0
Native born 907,122 511,692 7.0 6.4
Foreign born 481,681 403,726 3.0 3.9
White alone, not Hispanic 5,767,555 5,237,284 4.1 3.9
Black alone, not Hispanic 1,830,373 1,170,357 7.7 6.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 734,541 609,744 6.9 9.2
Other, not Hispanic 358,548 275,339 7.7 6.8
Total 10,079,820 8,208,142 4.8 4.5
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more
than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population ages 25 and older
ENROLLED IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT RATE
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
College Enrollment, by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 resident population ages 18 through 24
ENROLLED IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT RATE
Occupation Group Total Native born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other
Management and business 2,063,344 1,287,012 776,332 18,251,619 1,858,296 1,411,486 484,715 24,069,460
Science and engineering 573,791 384,842 188,949 6,068,650 531,920 1,247,853 193,497 8,615,711
Legal, community and social
services449,248 326,741 122,507 3,362,310 618,085 171,967 118,401 4,720,011
Education, arts and media 1,354,858 911,185 443,673 10,891,546 1,238,075 697,463 333,445 14,515,387
Health care 1,355,299 898,956 456,343 9,062,641 2,044,907 979,625 344,772 13,787,244
Food preparation and
serving 2,493,309 1,088,470 1,404,839 6,548,175 1,411,290 619,742 375,727 11,448,243
Cleaning and maintenance 2,569,459 643,593 1,925,866 3,865,160 1,181,693 198,124 221,452 8,035,888
Other services 1,624,429 1,003,550 620,879 6,904,289 1,786,824 583,904 351,856 11,251,302
Sales 2,819,929 1,863,017 956,912 13,976,616 2,174,931 994,961 529,427 20,495,864
Office and administrative
support 3,429,300 2,367,770 1,061,530 16,901,160 3,254,915 992,723 650,993 25,229,091
Farming, fishing and
forestry707,658 121,972 585,686 665,716 71,125 20,890 33,880 1,499,269
Construction and extraction 2,515,340 777,832 1,737,508 6,233,152 685,684 132,088 247,902 9,814,166
Installation, repair and
production 3,244,439 1,276,350 1,968,089 10,663,977 1,835,115 751,344 378,531 16,873,406
Transportation and material
moving2,302,274 1,017,123 1,285,151 6,946,836 1,944,182 307,433 302,544 11,803,269
Military 84,393 73,759 10,634 422,607 78,878 19,576 32,098 637,552
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years653,035 403,981 249,054 1,127,420 718,142 139,222 115,796 2,753,615
Total 28,240,105 14,446,153 13,793,952 121,891,874 21,434,062 9,268,401 4,715,036 185,549,478
Management and business 7.3 8.9 5.6 15.0 8.7 15.2 10.3 13.0
Science and engineering 2.0 2.7 1.4 5.0 2.5 13.5 4.1 4.6
Legal, community and social
services1.6 2.3 0.9 2.8 2.9 1.9 2.5 2.5
Education, arts and media 4.8 6.3 3.2 8.9 5.8 7.5 7.1 7.8
Health care 4.8 6.2 3.3 7.4 9.5 10.6 7.3 7.4
Food preparation and
serving 8.8 7.5 10.2 5.4 6.6 6.7 8.0 6.2
Cleaning and maintenance 9.1 4.5 14.0 3.2 5.5 2.1 4.7 4.3
Other services 5.8 6.9 4.5 5.7 8.3 6.3 7.5 6.1
Sales 10.0 12.9 6.9 11.5 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.0
Office and administrative
support 12.1 16.4 7.7 13.9 15.2 10.7 13.8 13.6
Farming, fishing and
forestry2.5 0.8 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8
Construction and extraction 8.9 5.4 12.6 5.1 3.2 1.4 5.3 5.3
Installation, repair and
production 11.5 8.8 14.3 8.7 8.6 8.1 8.0 9.1
Transportation and material
moving8.2 7.0 9.3 5.7 9.1 3.3 6.4 6.4
Military 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years2.3 2.8 1.8 0.9 3.4 1.5 2.5 1.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 27
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Occupation, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
NON-HISPANIC
TOTAL
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and older who worked in the past five years
HISPANIC
Occupation Group Total Native born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other
Management 1,409,263 845,019 564,244 12,359,505 1,133,365 822,439 326,009 16,050,581
Business operations 360,562 251,391 109,171 3,061,011 408,929 244,321 90,424 4,165,247
Financial 293,519 190,602 102,917 2,831,103 316,002 344,726 68,282 3,853,632
Computer and mathematical 271,207 193,719 77,488 2,770,104 304,893 721,650 94,931 4,162,785
Architecture and engineering 206,946 130,287 76,659 2,227,350 153,589 333,977 62,978 2,984,840
Life, physical and social sciences 95,638 60,836 34,802 1,071,196 73,438 192,226 35,588 1,468,086
Community and social services 290,878 202,245 88,633 1,835,767 497,961 86,339 82,526 2,793,471
Legal 158,370 124,496 33,874 1,526,543 120,124 85,628 35,875 1,926,540
Education, training and library 998,737 688,208 310,529 8,129,872 1,013,182 514,851 230,482 10,887,124
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports and media 356,121 222,977 133,144 2,761,674 224,893 182,612 102,963 3,628,263
Health care practitioners and
technical655,989 466,989 189,000 6,589,593 913,664 772,743 200,463 9,132,452
Health care support 699,310 431,967 267,343 2,473,048 1,131,243 206,882 144,309 4,654,792
Protective service 506,169 400,117 106,052 2,601,811 745,216 80,124 130,257 4,063,577
Food preparation and serving 2,493,309 1,088,470 1,404,839 6,548,175 1,411,290 619,742 375,727 11,448,243
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance2,569,459 643,593 1,925,866 3,865,160 1,181,693 198,124 221,452 8,035,888
Personal care and service 1,118,260 603,433 514,827 4,302,478 1,041,608 503,780 221,599 7,187,725
Sales 2,819,929 1,863,017 956,912 13,976,616 2,174,931 994,961 529,427 20,495,864
Office and administrative
support 3,429,300 2,367,770 1,061,530 16,901,160 3,254,915 992,723 650,993 25,229,091
Farming, fishing and forestry 707,658 121,972 585,686 665,716 71,125 20,890 33,880 1,499,269
Construction trades 2,458,731 740,377 1,718,354 6,016,693 669,961 131,185 239,815 9,516,385
Extraction workers 56,609 37,455 19,154 216,459 15,723 903 8,087 297,781
Installation, maintenance and
repair workers 931,423 468,281 463,142 4,112,653 466,020 162,366 140,841 5,813,303
Production 2,313,016 808,069 1,504,947 6,551,324 1,369,095 588,978 237,690 11,060,103
Transportation and material
moving2,302,274 1,017,123 1,285,151 6,946,836 1,944,182 307,433 302,544 11,803,269
Military 84,393 73,759 10,634 422,607 78,878 19,576 32,098 637,552
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years653,035 403,981 249,054 1,127,420 718,142 139,222 115,796 2,753,615
Total 28,240,105 14,446,153 13,793,952 121,891,874 21,434,062 9,268,401 4,715,036 185,549,478
Management 5.0 5.8 4.1 10.1 5.3 8.9 6.9 8.7
Business operations 1.3 1.7 0.8 2.5 1.9 2.6 1.9 2.2
Financial 1.0 1.3 0.7 2.3 1.5 3.7 1.4 2.1
Computer and mathematical 1.0 1.3 0.6 2.3 1.4 7.8 2.0 2.2
Architecture and engineering 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.8 0.7 3.6 1.3 1.6
Life, physical and social sciences 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.8
Community and social services 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.5 2.3 0.9 1.8 1.5
Legal 0.6 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.0
Education, training and library 3.5 4.8 2.3 6.7 4.7 5.6 4.9 5.9
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports and media 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.3 1.0 2.0 2.2 2.0
Health care practitioners and
technical2.3 3.2 1.4 5.4 4.3 8.3 4.3 4.9
Health care support 2.5 3.0 1.9 2.0 5.3 2.2 3.1 2.5
Protective service 1.8 2.8 0.8 2.1 3.5 0.9 2.8 2.2
Food preparation and serving 8.8 7.5 10.2 5.4 6.6 6.7 8.0 6.2
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance9.1 4.5 14.0 3.2 5.5 2.1 4.7 4.3
Personal care and service 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.5 4.9 5.4 4.7 3.9
Sales 10.0 12.9 6.9 11.5 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.0
Office and administrative
support 12.1 16.4 7.7 13.9 15.2 10.7 13.8 13.6
Farming, fishing and forestry 2.5 0.8 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8
Construction trades 8.7 5.1 12.5 4.9 3.1 1.4 5.1 5.1
Extraction workers 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 <0.05 0.2 0.2
Installation, maintenance and
repair workers 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 2.2 1.8 3.0 3.1
Production 8.2 5.6 10.9 5.4 6.4 6.4 5.0 6.0
Transportation and material
moving8.2 7.0 9.3 5.7 9.1 3.3 6.4 6.4
Military 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years2.3 2.8 1.8 0.9 3.4 1.5 2.5 1.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 28
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Detailed Occupation, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and older who worked in the past five years
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC
TOTAL
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Occupation Group Total Native born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
and mining994,010 266,421 727,589 2,454,628 145,561 54,192 80,664 3,729,055
Utilities 135,167 98,627 36,540 1,078,342 141,996 40,083 32,929 1,428,517
Construction 2,675,070 842,123 1,832,947 8,013,173 731,643 180,718 275,938 11,876,542
Manufacturing - durable and
nondurable goods 2,885,922 1,147,951 1,737,971 12,431,626 1,784,214 1,101,499 339,941 18,543,202
Wholesale and retail trade,
transportation and
warehousing
5,179,292 2,997,214 2,182,078 22,094,320 4,026,849 1,561,324 859,396 33,721,181
Information and
communications402,370 271,966 130,404 2,597,422 405,620 216,670 90,731 3,712,813
Finance, insurance, real
estate, and rental and
leasing
1,248,248 805,021 443,227 8,061,436 1,078,229 636,861 233,566 11,258,340
Business services 3,041,002 1,387,945 1,653,057 13,140,783 2,108,397 1,259,319 468,442 20,017,943
Educational, health and
social services4,560,526 2,956,940 1,603,586 27,243,984 5,629,197 2,154,808 1,013,441 40,601,956
Arts, entertainment,
recreation, accommodations
and food services
3,793,249 1,823,515 1,969,734 11,364,965 2,253,508 1,050,469 671,136 19,133,327
Other services (except
public administration)1,648,643 627,095 1,021,548 5,801,309 898,205 539,402 200,835 9,088,394
Public administration 862,949 676,949 186,000 5,719,085 1,365,078 298,251 278,952 8,524,315
Active-duty military 160,622 140,405 20,217 763,381 147,423 35,583 53,269 1,160,278
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years653,035 403,981 249,054 1,127,420 718,142 139,222 115,796 2,753,615
Total 28,240,105 14,446,153 13,793,952 121,891,874 21,434,062 9,268,401 4,715,036 185,549,478
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
and mining3.5 1.8 5.3 2.0 0.7 0.6 1.7 2.0
Utilities 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.8
Construction 9.5 5.8 13.3 6.6 3.4 1.9 5.9 6.4
Manufacturing - durable and
nondurable goods 10.2 7.9 12.6 10.2 8.3 11.9 7.2 10.0
Wholesale and retail trade,
transportation and
warehousing
18.3 20.7 15.8 18.1 18.8 16.8 18.2 18.2
Information and
communications1.4 1.9 0.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.0
Finance, insurance, real
estate, and rental and
leasing
4.4 5.6 3.2 6.6 5.0 6.9 5.0 6.1
Business services 10.8 9.6 12.0 10.8 9.8 13.6 9.9 10.8
Educational, health and
social services16.1 20.5 11.6 22.4 26.3 23.2 21.5 21.9
Arts, entertainment,
recreation, accommodations
and food services
13.4 12.6 14.3 9.3 10.5 11.3 14.2 10.3
Other services (except
public administration)5.8 4.3 7.4 4.8 4.2 5.8 4.3 4.9
Public administration 3.1 4.7 1.3 4.7 6.4 3.2 5.9 4.6
Active-duty military 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.6
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years2.3 2.8 1.8 0.9 3.4 1.5 2.5 1.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 29
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Industry, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and older who worked in the past five years
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC
TOTAL
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Occupation Group Total Native born Foreign born White alone Black alone Asian alone Other
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
and hunting836,982 162,513 674,469 1,674,964 90,021 36,164 54,828 2,692,959
Mining 157,028 103,908 53,120 779,664 55,540 18,028 25,836 1,036,096
Utilities 135,167 98,627 36,540 1,078,342 141,996 40,083 32,929 1,428,517
Construction 2,675,070 842,123 1,832,947 8,013,173 731,643 180,718 275,938 11,876,542
Manufacturing - nondurable
goods 1,397,947 496,201 901,746 4,480,509 804,859 377,891 145,534 7,206,740
Manufacturing - durable
goods 1,487,975 651,750 836,225 7,951,117 979,355 723,608 194,407 11,336,462
Wholesale trade 783,975 353,813 430,162 3,110,452 345,278 245,107 81,013 4,565,825
Retail trade 3,306,758 2,079,369 1,227,389 14,584,669 2,434,274 1,028,900 601,123 21,955,724
Transportation and
warehousing1,088,559 564,032 524,527 4,399,199 1,247,297 287,317 177,260 7,199,632
Information and
communications402,370 271,966 130,404 2,597,422 405,620 216,670 90,731 3,712,813
Finance, insurance, real
estate, and rental and
leasing
1,248,248 805,021 443,227 8,061,436 1,078,229 636,861 233,566 11,258,340
Professional, scientific,
management,
administrative, and waste
management services
3,041,002 1,387,945 1,653,057 13,140,783 2,108,397 1,259,319 468,442 20,017,943
Educational, health and
social services4,560,526 2,956,940 1,603,586 27,243,984 5,629,197 2,154,808 1,013,441 40,601,956
Arts, entertainment,
recreation, accommodations,
and food services
3,793,249 1,823,515 1,969,734 11,364,965 2,253,508 1,050,469 671,136 19,133,327
Other services (except public
administration)1,648,643 627,095 1,021,548 5,801,309 898,205 539,402 200,835 9,088,394
Public administration 862,949 676,949 186,000 5,719,085 1,365,078 298,251 278,952 8,524,315
Active duty military 160,622 140,405 20,217 763,381 147,423 35,583 53,269 1,160,278
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years653,035 403,981 249,054 1,127,420 718,142 139,222 115,796 2,753,615
Total 28,240,105 14,446,153 13,793,952 121,891,874 21,434,062 9,268,401 4,715,036 185,549,478
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
and hunting3.0 1.1 4.9 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.5
Mining 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6
Utilities 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.8
Construction 9.5 5.8 13.3 6.6 3.4 1.9 5.9 6.4
Manufacturing - nondurable
goods 5.0 3.4 6.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.1 3.9
Manufacturing - durable
goods 5.3 4.5 6.1 6.5 4.6 7.8 4.1 6.1
Wholesale trade 2.8 2.4 3.1 2.6 1.6 2.6 1.7 2.5
Retail trade 11.7 14.4 8.9 12.0 11.4 11.1 12.7 11.8
Transportation and
warehousing3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 5.8 3.1 3.8 3.9
Information and
communications1.4 1.9 0.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.0
Finance, insurance, real
estate, and rental and
leasing
4.4 5.6 3.2 6.6 5.0 6.9 5.0 6.1
Professional, scientific,
management,
administrative, and waste
management services
10.8 9.6 12.0 10.8 9.8 13.6 9.9 10.8
Educational, health and
social services16.1 20.5 11.6 22.4 26.3 23.2 21.5 21.9
Arts, entertainment,
recreation, accommodations,
and food services
13.4 12.6 14.3 9.3 10.5 11.3 14.2 10.3
Other services (except public
administration)5.8 4.3 7.4 4.8 4.2 5.8 4.3 4.9
Public administration 3.1 4.7 1.3 4.7 6.4 3.2 5.9 4.6
Active duty military 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.6
Unemployed, no work
experience in past five years2.3 2.8 1.8 0.9 3.4 1.5 2.5 1.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 30
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Detailed Industry, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and older who worked in the past five years
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC
TOTAL
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Table 31
Less than $20,000 $20,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Total
Hispanic 11,265,343 9,711,669 3,823,854 24,800,866
Native born 5,472,175 4,599,263 2,369,869 12,441,307
Foreign born 5,793,168 5,112,406 1,453,985 12,359,559
White alone, not Hispanic 34,153,113 37,430,082 34,977,247 106,560,442
Black alone, not Hispanic 7,192,161 6,883,562 3,491,662 17,567,385
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2,488,991 2,556,056 3,151,547 8,196,594
Other, not Hispanic 1,731,424 1,369,770 874,672 3,975,866
Total 56,831,032 57,951,139 46,318,982 161,101,153
Hispanic 45.4 39.2 15.4 100.0
Native born 44.0 37.0 19.0 100.0
Foreign born 46.9 41.4 11.8 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 32.1 35.1 32.8 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 40.9 39.2 19.9 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 30.4 31.2 38.4 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 43.5 34.5 22.0 100.0
All 35.3 36.0 28.8 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Persons, by Personal Earnings, Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and older with positive earnings
Notes: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that
might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single
races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Median earnings ($)
Hispanic 21,000
Native born 22,700
Foreign born 20,000
White alone, not Hispanic 32,000
Black alone, not Hispanic 25,000
Asian alone, not Hispanic 35,000
Other, not Hispanic 24,000
All 30,000
Table 32
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF
HISPANICS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Median Personal
Earnings, by Race and
Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and
older with positive earnings
Notes: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts
annual incomes, these data will differ from those
that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
"Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting
single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends
Project tabulations of 2012 American Community
Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 33
Less than $20,000 $20,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Total
Hispanic 3,673,825 8,175,902 3,519,667 15,369,394
Native born 1,330,943 3,833,414 2,184,638 7,348,995
Foreign born 2,342,882 4,342,488 1,335,029 8,020,399
White alone, not Hispanic 6,494,120 29,501,929 31,880,001 67,876,050
Black alone, not Hispanic 1,872,957 5,807,917 3,234,239 10,915,113
Asian alone, not Hispanic 658,922 2,001,505 2,894,203 5,554,630
Other, not Hispanic 353,190 1,092,749 788,183 2,234,122
Total 13,053,014 46,580,002 42,316,293 101,949,309
Hispanic 23.9 53.2 22.9 100.0
Native born 18.1 52.2 29.7 100.0
Foreign born 29.2 54.1 16.6 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 9.6 43.5 47.0 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 17.2 53.2 29.6 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 11.9 36.0 52.1 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 15.8 48.9 35.3 100.0
All 12.8 45.7 41.5 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers, by Personal Earnings,
Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and older defined for persons who worked at least 35
hours per week and at least 48 weeks in the past year
Notes: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that
might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single
races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Median earnings ($)
Hispanic 30,000
Native born 35,000
Foreign born 25,100
White alone, not Hispanic 46,000
Black alone, not Hispanic 35,000
Asian alone, not Hispanic 50,000
Other, not Hispanic 38,000
All 41,500
Table 34
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF
HISPANICS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Median Personal Earnings
for Full-Time, Year-Round
Workers, by Race and
Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population ages 16 and
older defined for persons who worked at least
35 hours per week and at least 48 weeks in the
past year
Notes: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts
annual incomes, these data will differ from those
that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
"Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting
single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends
Project tabulations of 2012 American Community
Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 35
1st quintile 2nd quintile 3rd quintile 4th quintile 5th quintile
(Up to $20,500) ($20,501-$40,000) ($40,001-64,000) ($64,001-$102,500) ($102,501+) Total
Hispanic 3,461,023 3,659,254 2,884,767 2,377,495 1,618,881 14,001,420
Native born 1,647,290 1,578,215 1,343,638 1,286,062 991,169 6,846,374
Foreign born 1,813,733 2,081,039 1,541,129 1,091,433 627,712 7,155,046
White alone, not Hispanic 13,720,437 15,735,338 15,918,463 17,197,111 18,265,747 80,837,096
Black alone, not Hispanic 4,615,194 3,310,993 2,469,429 2,034,596 1,361,112 13,791,324
Asian alone, not Hispanic 762,650 700,484 756,619 1,017,865 1,537,498 4,775,116
Other, not Hispanic 678,457 559,408 486,056 455,773 384,930 2,564,624
Total 23,237,761 23,965,477 22,515,334 23,082,840 23,168,168 115,969,580
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Hispanic 24.7 26.1 20.6 17.0 11.6 100.0
Native born 24.1 23.1 19.6 18.8 14.5 100.0
Foreign born 25.3 29.1 21.5 15.3 8.8 100.0
White alone, not Hispanic 17.0 19.5 19.7 21.3 22.6 100.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 33.5 24.0 17.9 14.8 9.9 100.0
Asian alone, not Hispanic 16.0 14.7 15.8 21.3 32.2 100.0
Other, not Hispanic 26.5 21.8 19.0 17.8 15.0 100.0
All 20.0 20.7 19.4 19.9 20.0 100.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Households, by Income, Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 households
Notes: Quintiles are based upon 2012 total household income distribution. Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from
those that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting
more than one race. The household population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters. Households are classified by
the race or ethnicity of the household head.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Median income ($)
Hispanic 40,000
Native born 43,400
Foreign born 37,000
White alone, not Hispanic 56,000
Black alone, not Hispanic 33,600
Asian alone, not Hispanic 70,000
Other, not Hispanic 42,000
All 50,500
Table 36
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF
HISPANICS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Median Household
Income, by Race and
Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 households
Notes: Due to the way in which the IPUMS adjusts
annual incomes, these data will differ from those
that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
"Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting
single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race. The household
population excludes persons living in institutions,
college dormitories and other group quarters.
Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of
the household head.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends
Project tabulations of 2012 American Community
Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 37
Younger than 18 18 to 64 65 and older Total
Hispanic 5,896,052 6,700,322 597,145 13,193,519
Native born 5,406,724 2,940,393 228,904 8,576,021
Foreign born 489,328 3,759,929 368,241 4,617,498
White alone, not Hispanic 5,303,013 13,494,598 2,393,042 21,190,653
Black alone, not Hispanic 3,948,290 5,715,098 644,831 10,308,219
Asian alone, not Hispanic 449,515 1,301,179 199,754 1,950,448
Other, not Hispanic 964,224 1,036,262 82,314 2,082,800
Total 16,561,094 28,247,459 3,917,086 48,725,639
Younger than 18 18 to 64 65 and older Total
Hispanic 33.8 21.3 19.5 25.4
Native born 33.3 18.6 16.6 25.7
Foreign born 41.3 23.9 21.8 24.8
White alone, not Hispanic 13.8 11.1 7.2 11.0
Black alone, not Hispanic 39.5 24.4 18.4 27.9
Asian alone, not Hispanic 14.0 12.7 12.9 13.0
Other, not Hispanic 24.6 20.5 14.3 21.8
All 22.7 14.7 9.4 15.9
PERSONS IN POVERTY
POVERTY RATE (%)
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Poverty, by Age, Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Based on 2012 poverty universe*
Notes: *Poverty status is determined for individuals in housing units and noninstitutional group quarters.
The poverty universe excludes children under age 15 who are not related to the householder, people
living in institutional group quarters and people living in college dormitories or military barracks. Due to
the way in which the IPUMS adjusts annual incomes, these data will differ from those that might be
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not
listed separately and persons reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
Received welfare
income in past 12
months
Percent receiving
welfare income
Mean welfare income
among welfare
recipients ($)
Hispanic 612,595 4.4 3,993
White alone, not Hispanic 1,703,696 2.1 3,598
Black alone, not Hispanic 726,098 5.3 3,261
Asian alone, not Hispanic 111,686 2.3 4,568
Other, not Hispanic 138,076 5.4 3,723
Total 3,292,151 2.8 3,636
Table 38
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED
STATES, 2012
Welfare Income, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 households
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and
persons reporting more than one race. The household population excludes persons living in
institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters. Households are classified by the
race or ethnicity of the household head. The following are included in welfare or public
assistance income: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); and General Assistance
(GA). For more details, see http://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/INCWELFR.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American
Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 39
Received food stamps in
past 12 months
Percent receiving food
stamps
Hispanic 3,276,635 23.4
White alone, not Hispanic 7,549,425 9.3
Black alone, not Hispanic 4,019,615 29.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic 362,758 7.6
Other, not Hispanic 564,088 22.0
Total 15,772,521 13.6
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE
UNITED STATES, 2012
Food Stamp Recipiency, by Race and
Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 households
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not
listed separately and persons reporting more than one race. The household
population excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and
other group quarters. Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of
the household head. Includes all households that received food stamps or a
food stamp benefit card, and includes benefits from the Supplemental
Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) but does not include benefits from
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) or the National School Lunch Program. For more details, see
http://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/FOODSTMP.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012
American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Table 40
Younger than 18 18 to 64 65 and older Total
Hispanic 2,083,614 13,164,647 162,916 15,411,177
Native born 1,578,059 4,539,379 10,308 6,127,746
Foreign born 505,555 8,625,268 152,608 9,283,431
White alone, not Hispanic 1,993,206 18,604,473 116,463 20,714,142
Black alone, not Hispanic 620,935 6,318,230 55,912 6,995,077
Asian alone, not Hispanic 230,385 1,994,229 70,865 2,295,479
Other, not Hispanic 296,985 1,346,204 11,901 1,655,090
Total 5,225,125 41,427,783 418,057 47,070,965
Younger than 18 18 to 64 65 and older Total
Hispanic 11.9 40.8 5.2 29.1
Native born 9.7 27.8 0.7 18.0
Foreign born 42.4 54.2 8.9 49.3
White alone, not Hispanic 5.1 15.0 0.3 10.5
Black alone, not Hispanic 6.1 25.5 1.5 18.2
Asian alone, not Hispanic 7.2 18.9 4.5 15.0
Other, not Hispanic 7.5 25.5 2.0 16.8
All 7.1 21.0 1.0 15.0
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Persons Without Health Insurance, by Age, Race and
Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population
PERSONS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
UNINSURED RATE (%)
Table 41
Private health
care coverage
Public health care
coverage
Both private and
public No coverage
Hispanic 19,849,363 15,504,965 2,166,978 15,411,177
Native born 14,267,511 12,095,372 1,627,608 6,127,746
Foreign born 5,581,852 3,409,593 539,370 9,283,431
White alone, not Hispanic 118,167,042 30,631,958 27,762,592 20,714,142
Black alone, not Hispanic 16,032,713 12,408,170 3,099,747 6,995,077
Asian alone, not Hispanic 9,720,712 2,488,476 826,529 2,295,479
Other, not Hispanic 4,879,238 2,638,081 666,511 1,655,090
Total 168,649,068 63,671,650 34,522,357 47,070,965
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Private health
care coverage
Public health care
coverage
Both private and
public No coverage
Hispanic 37.5 29.3 4.1 29.1
Native born 41.8 35.5 4.8 18.0
Foreign born 29.7 18.1 2.9 49.3
White alone, not Hispanic 59.9 15.5 14.1 10.5
Black alone, not Hispanic 41.6 32.2 8.0 18.2
Asian alone, not Hispanic 63.4 16.2 5.4 15.0
Other, not Hispanic 49.6 26.8 6.8 16.8
All 53.7 20.3 11.0 15.0
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
Type of Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity: 2012
Universe: 2012 resident population
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons
reporting more than one race. Private health insurance includes employer-provided insurance, union-
provided insurance, plans purchased by individuals from private insurance companies and TRICARE or
other military health care. Public health insurance includes the federal insurance programs Medicare,
Medicaid and Department of Veterans Affairs insurance. For more details, see http://usa.ipums.org/usa-
action/variables/HCOVPRIV and http://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/HCOVPUB.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012 American Community Survey
(1% IPUMS)
Table 42
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Percent
owner-occupied Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Percent
owner-occupied
Hispanic 6,421,841 7,579,579 45.9 4,189,883 4,986,237 45.7
Native born 3,308,344 3,538,030 48.3 2,162,679 2,184,771 49.7
Foreign born 3,113,497 4,041,549 43.5 2,027,204 2,801,466 42.0
White alone, not Hispanic 57,822,797 23,014,299 71.5 57,298,871 21,789,765 72.4
Black alone, not Hispanic 5,916,943 7,874,381 42.9 5,497,588 6,300,385 46.6
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2,750,947 2,024,169 57.6 1,647,392 1,445,933 53.3
Other, not Hispanic 1,314,661 1,249,963 51.3 1,184,811 1,139,236 51.0
Total 74,227,189 41,742,391 64.0 69,818,545 35,661,556 66.2
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012
2000
Note: "Other, not Hispanic" includes persons reporting single races not listed separately and persons reporting more than one race. The household population
excludes persons living in institutions, college dormitories and other group quarters. Households are classified by the race or ethnicity of the household head.
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2000 Census (5% IPUMS) and 2012 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
Housing Tenure, by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 and 2012
Universe: 2000 and 2012 households
2012
Table 43
Date of arrival
Household
heads
Number of
homeowners
Percent
owning home
Before 1990 3,265,439 1,924,336 58.9
1990 to 1999 2,116,856 808,581 38.2
2000 to 2005 1,272,414 310,513 24.4
2006 and later 500,337 70,067 14.0
All 7,155,046 3,113,497 43.5
Source: Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project tabulations of 2012
American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)
STATISTICAL PORTRAIT OF HISPANICS IN THE
UNITED STATES, 2012
Homeownership Among Foreign-Born
Hispanic Heads of Households, by Date of
Arrival: 2012
Universe: 2012 foreign-born Hispanic heads of households
Note: The household population excludes persons living in institutions, college
dormitories and other group quarters.