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Hispanic or Latino Ethnic Origin
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Los Angeles County

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2022 Census Estimates* & 2010 Census

Also see:
-- Hispanic Origin by City and Community
-- Racial/Ethnic Population for Los Angeles County


Los Angeles County has, by far, the largest Hispanic and Latino population of any county in the United States, more than twice that of second-ranked Harris County in Texas. Most of Los Angeles County's population is ethnically Mexican (75 percent). The county also is home to the largest Central American population in the nation, including the largest Guatemalan, Costa Rican and Salvadoran ethnic populations in the U.S.



Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimate* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent
Total Hispanic or Latino 4,766,616 100.00% 4,687,889 100.00%
Mexican 3,464,745 72.69% 3,510,677 74.89%
Puerto Rican 50,011 1.05% 44,609 0.95%
Cuban 37,328 0.78% 41,350 0.88%
Dominican Republic 7,106 0.15% 3,609 0.08%
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimate* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent
Central American 876,548 18.39% 675,832 14.42%
Costa Rican 11,660 0.24% 9,365 0.20%
Guatemalan 306,394 6.43% 214,939 4.58%
Honduran 65,245 1.37% 42,901 0.92%
Nicaraguan 40,020 0.84% 37,205 0.79%
Panamanian 5,242 0.11% 5,402 0.12%
Salvadoran 443,103 9.30% 358,825 7.65%
Other Central American 4,884 0.10% 7,195 0.15%
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimate* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent
South American 146,673 3.08% 118,776 2.53%
Argentinean 19,213 0.40% 19,540 0.42%
Bolivian 5,675 0.12% 4,857 0.10%
Chilean 8,992 0.19% 8,573 0.18%
Colombian 38,468 0.81% 25,272 0.54%
Ecuadorian 25,617 0.54% 19,588 0.42%
Paraguayan 626 0.01% 413 0.01%
Peruvian 36,140 0.76% 34,135 0.73%
Uruguayan 2,761 0.06% 1,628 0.03%
Venezuelan 8,189 0.17% 3,279 0.07%
Other South American 992 0.02% 1,491 0.03%
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimate* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent
Other Hispanic or Latino 184,205 3.86% 293,036 6.25%
Spaniard 35,707 0.75% 30,356 0.65%
Spanish 29,725 0.62% 20,575 0.44%
Spanish American 445 0.01% 1,091 0.02%
All other Hispanic or Latino 118,328 2.48% 241,014 5.14%

* U.S. Census one-year estimates are based on American Community Survey data collected over the preceding year. These estimates are issued annually between full Census counts conducted each decade. Within a few months, Census will issue five-year estimates, based upon data collected over the preceding five-year period, offering an estimate believed closer to reality.

† The Hispanic or Latino population is estimated to be 48.69% of the county's total population.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau


It is reported that a late 19th Century editorial in the Los Angeles Times predicted that the "Mexican" population in Los Angeles would disappear by the early part of the 20th Century.


Woman Mariachi Singer, Los Angeles
Also see: Hispanic or Latino Ethnic Origin - Los Angeles County.