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The Hispanic and Latino population in Philadelphia has seen growth by 27% in the past 10 years and has grown rapidly since the year 2000. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County is 14.86% Latino. [1] [2]
In the 2000 U.S. Census Puerto Ricans were Philadelphia's largest Latino group followed by Mexicans. [3]
| Ancestry by origin (2022) [4] | Number | % |
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 Puerto Ricans | 129,483 | 8.3 |
 Dominicans | 46,136 | 2.9 |
 Mexicans | 21,859 | 1.4 |
 Colombians | 10,446 | 0.7 |
 Guatemalans | 6,487 | 0.4 |
 Venezuelans | 4,775 | 0.3 |
 Nicaraguans | 3,417 | 0.2 |
 Cubans | 3,234 | 0.2 |
 Salvadorans | 2,942 | 0.2 |
 Peruvians | 2,618 | 0.2 |
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