U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population

The 2000 census counted a total of 35,305,818 Hispanics living in the United States. The list below identifies the population and percentage of that by national origin.
NOTE: Hispanics may be of any race.

National origin	Population	Percent
Total	35,305,818	100.0%
Mexican	20,640,711	58.5
Puerto Rican	3,406,178	9.6
Cuban	1,241,685	3.5
Dominican (Dominican Republic)	764,945	2.2
Central American (excludes   Mexican)	1,686,937	4.8
Costa Rican	68,588	0.2
Guatemalan	372,487	1.1
Honduran	217,569	0.6
Nicaraguan	177,684	0.5
Panamanian	91,723	0.3
Salvadoran	655,165	1.9
Other Central American	103,721	0.3%
South American	1,353,562	3.8
Argentinean	100,864	0.3
Bolivian	42,068	0.1
Chilean	68,849	0.2
Colombian	470,684	1.3
Ecuadorian	260,559	0.7
Paraguayan	8,769	(1)
Peruvian	233,926	0.7
Uruguayan	18,804	0.1
Venezuelan	91,507	0.3
Other South American	57,532	0.2
All other Hispanic or Latino	6,211,800	17.6