What share of Latinos age 5+ were English proficient in 2019?
Answer72%
That is up from 59% in 1980.
Source: Pew Research Center, A brief statistical portrait of U.S. Hispanics (2019) pewresearch.org
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What share of Latinos age 5+ spoke Spanish at home in 2019?
Answer70%
The share peaked at 78% in 2000.
Source: Pew Research Center, A brief statistical portrait of U.S. Hispanics (2019) pewresearch.org
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What share of U.S. Latinos were of Puerto Rican origin in 2019?
Answer9.7%
61.5% of Hispanics were of Mexican origin, about 37.2 million people.
Source: Pew Research Center, A brief statistical portrait of U.S. Hispanics (2019) pewresearch.org
What share of U.S.-born Hispanics were English proficient in 2019?
Answer91%
The share was 72% in 1980.
Source: Pew Research Center, A brief statistical portrait of U.S. Hispanics (2019) pewresearch.org
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