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.

In the 2000 U.S. census Puerto Ricans were Philadelphia's largest Latino group followed by Mexicans. As of the 2022 US Census 1-Year Estimate, Puerto Ricans still make up the largest Latino group, but recent estimates has seen Dominicans, who are now the second-largest Latino group in Philadelphia, as well as rapidly growing populations of Venezuelans, Colombians, Hondurans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Cubans adding to the Latino community.https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2022.B03001?q=B03001:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+ORIGIN+BY+SPECIFIC+ORIGIN+philadelphia+city

Hispanic or Latino by national origin

Ancestry by origin (2022)Number% Puerto Ricans129,4838.3 Dominicans46,1362.9 Mexicans21,8591.4 Colombians10,4460.7 Guatemalans6,4870.4 Venezuelans4,7750.3 Nicaraguans3,4170.2 Cubans3,2340.2 Salvadorans2,9420.2 Peruvians2,6180.2

See also

History of the Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia Cuban migration to Philadelphia

References