POPULATION

• Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002)
• There were 42.7 million Hispanics in the U.S. in 2006 and is expected to triple by 2050. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006)
• Latinas represent 18,312,000 of the Hispanic population in the U.S. in 2002. (U.S. Census Bureau, The Hispanic Population in the U.S.: March 2002)
• It is estimated by the year 2050, one out of every four women in the U.S. will be Latina. (The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, 2002)
• 1.4 million Latinas represent girls between 15-19 years of age, approximately 14% of that population. (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Among Latinas in the U.S. 2004)
• Hispanic population by ethnic subgroup in 2002 consisted of 65% Mexican, 9% Puerto Rican, 3% Cuban, 3% Dominican, 3% El Salvadorian, 9% other Central American and South American, and 8% other Hispanics. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005)
• The highest Hispanic population resides in California with 12.2 million, Texas following with 7.6 million. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005)
• Approximately 75% of the Hispanic population live in 5 states: California, Texas, Florida, Arizona and New York. (Hispanic Trends 2005)
• Hispanics accounted for almost half, 49% or 1.3 million, of the country’s population growth or 2.8 million between 2004 and 2005. (U.S. Census Bureau 2006)
• The median age for Hispanics is 27.2 years—9 years younger than the median age for the United States as a whole. (U.S. Census Bureau 2005)
• Of the 281.4 million persons living in the United States in 2002, 143.4 million (50.9%) are female. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)