Hispanics and Latinos in New York City

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, They were almost two-and-a-half million Hispanics (2,490,350) living in New York City in 2020. [1] [2]

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Latino immigrants are concentrated in Queens and the Bronx. Dominicans are the largest foreign Latino born group in New York City, followed by Mexicans. [3]

Hispanic or Latino by national origin

Ancestry by origin [4] Number%
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Ricans 574,053
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominicans 722,274
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexicans 363,138
Flag of Cuba.svg Cubans 34,269

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  2. Baver, Sherrie L.; Falcón, Angelo; Haslip-Viera, Gabriel (2017). Latinos in New York: communities in transition. Latino perspectives (2nd ed.). Notre Dame (Ind.): University of Notre Dame press. ISBN   978-0-268-10150-3.
  3. "Hispanic Immigrant Fact Sheet" (PDF). nyc.gov.
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 25 December 2023.