| Hispanic Groups | Number (in millions) |
Percent of U.S. Hispanic Population | Percent of U.S. Population | Native Born (%) | Speak a Language Other Than English at Home and Speak English Less Than "Very Well" (%) | Less Than High School Graduationa (%) | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican | 20.9 | 59.3 | 7.4 | 58.5 | 43.1 | 54.2 | 23.5 |
| Puerto Rican | 3.4 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 98.6b | 26.7 | 36.7 | 25.8 |
| Cuban | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 31.5 | 45.9 | 37.1 | 14.6 |
| Central American | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 24.5 | 56.8 | 54.0 | 19.9 |
| Costa Ricanc | (0.07) | (0.2) | |||||
| Guatemalan | (0.37) | (1.1) | |||||
| Honduran | (0.22) | (0.6) | |||||
| Nicaraguan | (0.18) | (0.5) | |||||
| Panamanian | (0.09) | (0.3) | |||||
| Salvadoran | (0.66) | (1.9) | |||||
| Other | (0.10) | (0.3) | |||||
| South American | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 23.4 | 47.6 | 23.9 | 15.0 |
| Argentinean | (0.10) | (0.3) | |||||
| Bolivian | (0.04) | (0.1) | |||||
| Chilean | (0.07) | (0.2) | |||||
| Colombian | (0.47) | (1.3) | |||||
| Ecuadorian | (0.26) | (0.7) | |||||
| Paraguayan | (0.01) | (0.0) | |||||
| Peruvian | (0.23) | (0.7) | |||||
| Uruguayan | (0.02) | (0.1) | |||||
| Venezuelan | (0.09) | (0.3) | |||||
| Other South American | (0.06) | (0.2) | |||||
| Dominican | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 31.8 | 53.7 | 48.9 | 27.5 |
| Spaniard | 0.1 | 0.3 | - | 59.8 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 12.8 |
| Other Hispanicc | 5.5 | 15.7 | 2.0 | 72.4 | 29.8 | 40.0 | 21.5 |
| Total Hispanic | 35.3 | 100 | NA | 59.8 | 40.6 | 47.6 | 22.6 |
| Total U.S. Population | 281.4 | NA | 12.5 | 88.9 | 8.1 | 19.6 | 12.4 |
a Population 25 and older.
b Persons born in Puerto Rico are automatically U.S. citizens. In the case of Puerto Ricans, they are not considered foreign-born.
c Includes general responses such as Hispanic, Spanish, and Latino.
Source: Ramirez, 2004.
