The Evolving Demographics of Hispanic Americans

THE EVOLVING DEMOGRAPHICS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS A RECENT REPORT, "HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES: NOT ONLY MEXICAN," HAS REVEALED THAT THE HISPANIC POPULATION HAS BECOME MORE DIVERSE. WHILE MEXICANS MAKE UP 60% OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION, RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY CENTRAL AMERICANS HAVE MIGRATED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. HSN LOOKED AT KEY SOCIO-ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATION INFORMATION TO PAINT A BETTER PICTURE OF HISPANICS IN AMERICA TODAY. 50,477,594 HISPANICS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES COUNTRY OF ORIGIN O MEXICO I PUERTO RICO CUBA I DOM. REPUBLIC I EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA O HONDURAS I NICARAGUA PANAMA I ARGENTINA I COLOMBIA I ECUADOR I PERU I VENEZUELA LARGEST COMMUNITY: MEXICAN AMERICAN SMALLEST COMMUNITY: PANAMANIAN AMERICAN 17,869,069 HISPANICS ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS FOREIGN BORN HISPANICS BY HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HIGHEST PERCENTAGE LOWEST PERCENTAGE 2 IN 5 HISPANICS ARE FOREIGN BORN VENEZUELAN PUERTO RICAN AMERICANS · AMERICANS EDUCATION RATE BY HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HIGHEST LOWEST PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE 1N 7 HISPANICS HAS A VENEZUELAN : GUATEMALAN AMERICANS· AMERICANS BACHELOR'S DEGREE AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE BY HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HIGHEST $22,000 LOWEST ANNUAL SALARY ANNUAL SALARY ANNUAL WAGE OF $30,300 $17,170 HISPANIC WORKERS IN ARGENTINE : GUATEMALAN AMERICANS · AMERICANS UNITES STATES LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BY HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HIGHEST LOWEST NEARLY 1 IN 4 • PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE HISPANICS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE GUATEMALAN: PERUVIAN AMERICANS · AMERICANS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HIGHEST LOWEST 10.4% OF HISPANICS PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE ARE UNEMPLOYED. 12.7% 6.4% THE NATIONAL RATE IS 7.7% PUERTO RICAN: PERUVIAN AMERICANS · AMERICANS CREATED BY HISPANICALLY SPEAKING NEWS THE HISPANICALLY SPEAKING NEWS (HS NEWS) SITE, FOUND AT www.HS-NEWS.COM, IS AN INDEPENDENT ONLINE DAILY NEWS SITE AND VIRTUAL CULTURAL CENTER WHERE WE CREATE AND PUBLISH VALUABLE, TIMELY AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CONTENT ALL PEPPERED WITH SOME SPICY WIT TO KEEP YOU ENGAGED, INFORMED AND CONNECTED. OUR NICHE NEWS SITE IS HERE FOR YOU WITH RELEVANT NEWS ABOUT AND FOR HISPANICS. Sources: 2010 Census (U.S. Census Bureau), , "Hispanics in the United States: Not Only Mexicans." (John R. Logan, Richard N. Turner/ Brown University)