Hispanic population

Latin American ancestry group

Hispanic population refers to people of Spanish-speaking origin or ancestry, particularly in demographic and statistical contexts.

The term encompasses those with roots in Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

In U.S. census data, Hispanic is treated as an ethnicity separate from race, so individuals may identify as Hispanic and any race: The Hispanic population now accounts for nearly 20 percent of Americans.

Opposites
ethnic/demographic identity in US context

Hispanic populationwhite population

People of European descent

indigenous population · Black population

Family

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