KAMMS World Wide Blog

1. Hispanics constitute the largest minority group in the United States.
2. Over 45 million Hispanics/Latinos live in the United States.
3. States with the largest population of Hispanics: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Arizona, New Jersey, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada.
4. North Carolina, Arkansas, and Georgia were among the states that experienced the greatest growth in their total Hispanic populations.
5. The Census Bureau estimates that of 8.7 million unauthorized migrants were living in the U.S. in 2000, 5.4 million (62%) were Hispanic, and 3.9 million (45%) were from Mexico.
6. The Census Bureau predicts that whites and minority groups overall would be roughly equal in size by 2050, with the Hispanic and Asian populations tripling by that time.
7. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the projected Hispanic population of the United States in 2050 is 102.6 million people, 24% of the nation’s total population on that date.
8. Hispanics population growth- 3 percent a year, vs. 0.8 percent for everyone else.
9. “Over 400,000 documented Latino immigrants enter the US every year. This is the highest flow of Spanish-speaking immigrants in the history of the U.S. Most of these immigrants are filling low-skilled, blue-collared jobs.” Pew Hispanic Center
10. Even though Hispanics make up only 14% of the U.S. population, they are currently 22% of the nations workforce. This number is expected to increase to 55% by the year 2050.                                                                                           Now you know why the Spanish on the Job and English on the Job series are so crucial for our nation’s workforce.

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