Demographics of Hispanic and Latino Americans
The demographics of Hispanic and Latino Americans depict a population that is the second-largest ethnic group in the United States, 52 million people or 16.7% of the national population, of them, 47 Million are American citizens.
Hispanics and Latinos in New Jersey
The U.S. state of New Jersey is home to significant number of people of Latino and Hispanic descent, representing 18.9% of the total population. The state has several municipalities with Hispanic majority populations, and Latinos and Hispanics form one-third of the population in the largest city, Newark. The northern part of Hudson County is nicknamed "Havana on the Hudson" for the large number of Cuban exiles and émigrés living there. Many Latino or Hispanic people have been elected to public office.