Mexicans make up largest Hispanic group
There are 51.9 million Latinos in the U.S. who have Hispanic roots, a new Pew Hispanic Center reports.
Latinos trace their heritage to more than 20 Spanish-speaking nations worldwide, but the largest group by far--64.6% or 33.5 million-- trace their family origins to Mexico, Pew says.
The figures come from the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Service.
The second largest group? Puerto Ricans, or about 5 million, which is about 9.5% of the total Hispanic population in the 50 states and Washington, D. C.
Following Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are Salvadorans, Cubans, Domincans, Guatemalans, Columbians, Spaniards, Hondurans, Ecuadorians, Peruvians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Argentineans.
Hispanic origin is based on self-described family ancestry or place of birth in response to questions in the American Community Service.