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54.5%
The percentage of the Hispanic
population in the United States
that lived in California, Florida
and Texas as of July 1, 2015.
Source: Vintage 2015 Population Estimates
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Census Bureau
Profile America
Facts For Features: Hispanic
Heritage Month
2016
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63.4%
The percentage of those of
Hispanic or Latino origin in
the United States who were of
Mexican origin in 2015. Another 9.5 percent were Puerto
1.2 million
The number of Hispanics add- Rican, 3.8 percent Salvadoran,
3.7 percent Cuban, 3.3 percent
ed to the nation's population
between July 1, 2014, and July Dominican and 2.4 percent
1, 2015. This number is nearly Guatemalan. The remainder
were of some other Central
half of the approximately 2.5
American, South American
million people added to the
nation's total population during or other Hispanic or Latino
origin.
this period.Source: Vintage
2015 Population Estimates
Source: 2015 American Community Survey, Table B03001
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In September 1968, Congress
authorized President Lyndon B.
Johnson to proclaim National
Hispanic Heritage Week, observed during the week that
included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16.
In 1989, Congress expanded
the observance to a month-long
celebration (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
of the culture and traditions of
those who trace their roots to
Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central
America, South America and the 2.2%
Caribbean.
The percentage increase in the
Hispan