Hispanic/Latino Identity

The term Latinx has emerged in recent years as a gender-neutral alternative to the pan-ethnic terms Latino, Latina and Hispanic. However, awareness of Latinx is relatively low among the population it is meant to describe.

About half of U.S. Hispanics said in our December 2019 survey that they had serious concerns about their place in the country.

About six-in-ten Hispanics have experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity, though their experiences vary by skin color.

A median of 23% in eight key countries in Western Europe name immigration as one of the top two problems facing their country.

Youth is a defining characteristic of the U.S. Latino population. Latinos ages 35 or younger accounted for well over half of the nation’s Latino population in 2016.

Hispanics are more likely than the general U.S. public to believe in the American dream – that hard work will pay off and that each generation is better off than the one prior.

The share of Latino parents who ensure the Spanish language lives on with their children declines as their immigrant connections become more distant.

High intermarriage rates and declining immigration are changing how some Americans with Hispanic ancestry see their identity. Most U.S. adults with Hispanic ancestry self-identify as Hispanic, but 11%, or 5 million, do not.

The U.S. has more foreign students enrolled in its colleges and universities than any other country in the world. Explore data about foreign students in the U.S. higher education system.

Federal officials are considering major changes in how they ask Americans about their race and ethnicity.