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At the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 , the community celebrated registers a constant population growth compared to a decade ago, for reach the 23. 7 percent of the total population of the United States.
In figures adjusted to April 1, 2020 by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Hispanics grew 2.4 percent since 2010 , when they covered the 16. 3% of the total population.
Hispanic majority in New Mexico and California
The Hispanic population constitutes the largest ethnic group in two states: New Mexico and California .
In New Mexico, Hispanics represent the 47. 7% of the state population, compared to 46. 3% who had in 2010.
While In California, the Hispanic population increased from 37. 6 to 39. 4%, in the same period.
In 72 of the 254 counties in Texas, the population of Hispanic origin ranks as the majority racial group , when you do 10 years, Latinos were the majority only in 64 counties .
Growing number of Hispanic children
The Hispanic population will continue to grow the p future years, since currently, the 23. 7 percent of children (considered under 18 years) in the United States are of Hispanic origin, against the 18. 1% from a decade ago.
Electoral power
The 38. 8% of the total Hispanic population of voting age voted in the November elections of 2020.
53 years of celebrating the Hispanic heritage
Since 53 years, the United States celebrates the heritage and cultural exchange of Americans with roots from Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean.
In 1968, Congress authorized then-President Lyndon B Johnson to issue an annual proclamation called National Hispanic Heritage Week.
In 1989, legislators extended the duration of the celebration to one month, from 15 September to 15 October of each year.
The was chosen of September, for being a historically significant day, since it marks the anniversary of the independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The designated period also includes a recognition for Mexico and Chile, countries that celebrate their independence on 16 and 18 September, respectively.
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