Hispanics and Latinos in Florida

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Hispanic and Latino Floridians are residents of the state of Florida who are of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the 2020 US Census, Latinos of any race were 26.2% of the state's population. [1] The labels Hispanic and Latino tell us that within each community, many group themselves differently based on different "qualifications". The statistics in the PEW report show that the justification of the definition of “Hispanic” is based on Spanish language in Latin America or if a person is from Spain, while Latino is based on Latin American origin disregarding people from Brazil or Portugal. The same study presented the findings 27% preferred to identify as “Hispanic” while 18% preferred the term “Latino”. The Census Bureau has changed its framed terminology towards the question since it was first introduced in 1930 as a “Mexican Race” option and it is still changing to this day to become more inclusive and specific to each person who identifies as Hispanic and/or Latino. [2] Latinos in Florida accounted for 5.3 million (8 percent) of the US Latino population. [3] At around 28.5% of the population as of 2017, Cubans are the largest Latino group in Florida. Puerto Ricans are one of the fastest growing Latino groups in Florida, with one out of every five Latinos in the state being of Puerto Rican origin. Cubans and Puerto Ricans together make up almost half of Florida's Latino population. Other sizable Latino groups include South Americans (17.9%), Mexicans (13.5%), Central Americans (10.7%), and Dominicans (4.8%); all other Latinos make up 3.6% in total. [4]

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Demographics

According to the Pew Research Center the Latino population of Florida breaks down as follows as of 2011: [5]

GroupPercent of FL HispanicsPopulation
Florida Hispanic Population (PEW)100%4,790,000
Native-Born Hispanics54%2,510,000
Foreign-Born Hispanics46%2,280,000
Mexican Origin14.42%691,000
Central American10.82%518,000
South American16.77%803,000
Caribbean54.95%2,632,000
Other Hispanic Origin3.04%146,000

Race

12% of all Afro-Latinos in the United States live in the state of Florida. The only states with a larger share of the national Afro-Latino population are California (15%) and New York (23%). [6]

LGBT community

30% of all LGBT people in the state of Florida are Latinos. [7]

Hispanic or Latino by national origin

Ancestry by origin [8] Number%
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexican722,134
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rican1,239,809
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuban1,556,305
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominicans309,060
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombians 444,660
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuelans380,972

Cubans in Florida

Florida boasts the highest population of Cubans in the United States, [9] which is due primarily to the relatively close proximity of Florida to Cuba [10] as well as several political incidents which drove citizens of Cuba to migrate. Since the induction of Fidel Castro as dictator of Cuba in 1959, there have been several distinct waves of immigration from Cuba to Florida. The first of these waves coincided with the rise of Castro, who was a very polarizing figure in the eyes of the Cuban people. Castro's extreme politics led many supporters of the previous government to leave Cuba behind in the wake of the revolution. The mass exodus from Cuba in the 60's on account of Castro's takeover resulted in a growth of 360,000 Cubans from 1960 to 1970, according to the Digital Public Library of America. [11] The second wave was also due to Castro's rule, and occurred after the shutdown of approximately 55,000 business in 1968. In the time between 1968 and 1974, another 250,000 Cubans left their home country for the US, [12] most of them coming to Florida. Wave three was again a consequence of Fidel Castro, who in 1980 removed a security detail from the Peruvian embassy due to a conflict which left two guards wounded. [13] The removal of this security detail caused hundreds of Cubans to swarm the embassy in hopes of leaving Cuba. In response to this, Castro opened up the port of El Mariel, and between the months of April and September 1980 125,000 Cubans left for Florida. Most of the Cubans in Florida reside in Miami.

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