US Population By Hispanic Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 60.81M US hispanic or latino population, 36.98M had Mexican origin (60.82%), 5.86M had Puerto Rican origin (9.63%), and 5.79M had Central American origin (9.52%).

The chart below shows the top 10 hispanic or latino origins by percentage, and the table below shows the number and percentage for many hispanic or latino origins in the US.

Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

US Percentage of Hispanic Origin Population in 2021

Mexican

Puerto Rican

Central American

South American

Cuban

Salvadoran

Dominican

All Other Hispanic

Guatemalan

Colombian

US Population By Hispanic Origin in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Hispanic Origin	Number of People	Percentage of Total Population
Mexican	36983682	60.82
Puerto Rican	5857466	9.63
Central American	5791215	9.52
South American	4068949	6.69
Cuban	2369179	3.90
Salvadoran	2337189	3.84
Dominican	2203172	3.62
All Other Hispanic	1897807	3.12
Guatemalan	1586952	2.61
Colombian	1318076	2.17
Honduran	1006088	1.66
Spaniard	914452	1.50
Ecuadorian	770795	1.27
Peruvian	701948	1.15
Spanish	686076	1.13
Venezuelan	552657	0.91
Nicaraguan	431825	0.71
Argentinean	299092	0.49
Panamanian	219966	0.36
Chilean	175264	0.29
Costa Rican	171419	0.28
Bolivian	122359	0.20
Uruguayan	71107	0.12
Other Central American	37776	0.06
Spanish American	34971	0.06
Other South American	29705	0.05
Paraguayan	27946	0.05