The poverty rate for Hispanics in the United States stood at 16.8 percent in 2022, a significant decrease from the 25% recorded in 2012, although still above the national average.
According to a report from the US Census Bureau, around 10 million people lived in poverty a couple of years ago when the overall rate in the country was 11.5% (37.9 million).
The document details that Alabama (25%) led with the highest percentage, followed by Montana (24.2%) and Pennsylvania (23.9%), while Wyoming had the lowest figure (10.2%).
In the latter case, according to EFE agency, the scenario was probably due to the number of well-paid jobs in the oil and gas sector, something that remains unchanged.
The story goes that the Latino poverty rate was around 22% during the 70s, but increased to 29% in the 80s due to continuous migration processes.
However, participation in the workforce and university graduations have significantly increased in the last decade, contributing to the decrease in people with low resources.
It should be noted that by 2023, Hispanics already represented 19.5% of the U.S. population, making them the second most numerous group after the non-Hispanic white population.
The Hispanic population surpassed 65 million, with an increase of almost 1.2 million residents since 2022. "It is expanding at a substantially faster pace than the non-Hispanic population, mainly due to natural growth, that is, more births than deaths," said Kristie Wilder, a demographer with the Population Division of the Census Bureau on the subject.
Studies indicate that the states with the highest Hispanic population are California (15,760,437), Texas (12,135,690), Florida (6,197,465), and New York (3,873,130), although there are dispersed communities throughout the entire North American nation.
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