Demographics: Hispanic Population

• The Hispanic American population: is the fastest growing and most diverse ethnic group in the U.S.

• According to the latest US Census report of 2000 --- and its latest revision (2007) – the U.S. Hispanic or Latino population is projected to grow from:

  • 31.7 million (12% of the population) in 2000 – to

  • 98.2 million (24% of the U.S. population) by 2050.

• This indicates the Hispanic American population has grown over 7 times ---- and as fast as the rest of the nation --- between 1980 to 1990 and 1990 to 2008.