Hispanic Americans: Quick Facts

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Women in traditional Mexican dresses perform a folkloric dance, swirling their colorful skirts, during Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Olvera Street in Los Angeles.

Map of Latin America showing countries, major cities, and key physical features such as mountain ranges, highlands, and rivers. The map includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, with labeled regions like the Andes, Brazilian Highlands, and Gran Chaco, as well as an inset highlighting the West Indies. Surrounding bodies of water, including the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea, are also labeled.

Choropleth map of the United States showing percent change in Hispanic population by county from 2000 to 2010. Most counties are shaded in varying tones of green, representing increases, with the darkest green indicating a 100 percent or more increase. Lighter greens show smaller increases, while yellow marks counties with little or no growth, and tan marks counties with a loss in Hispanic population. Some counties, shown in gray, have no comparable data. The map reveals widespread growth in the

Two children dressed as Maria and Jose, or Mary and Joseph, lead a group of people and a donkey down a tree-lined path away from a Victorian house during a Las Posadas procession.

Two Border Patrol agents stand near a group of migrants, mostly women and children, seated on a dirt road beside patrol vehicles in a rural area near McAllen, Texas.

Choropleth map of the United States showing Hispanic population by state in 2010, with states shaded in five colors according to population ranges. California and Texas are darkest, indicating 9 million or more Hispanic residents, while most northeastern and some northern states are lightest, representing less than 100,000. Intermediate shades show varying population levels across other states.

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Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican-American War

Dorothea Lange: photograph of a Mexican migrant worker

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