Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Hispanic/Latino and South Asian Immigrant Population in the US
| US Born | Mexico | Cuba | Central Am. & Other Caribbean | South America | Other Hispanic/Latino | India | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Other South Asians | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 279.2M | 11.5M | 1.4M | 7M | 3.5M | 0.1M | 2.7M | 0.4M | 0.3M | 0.3M |
| % Aged <18 | 25% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 22% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 13% |
| % Aged 18–64 | 59% | 85% | 69% | 79% | 79% | 67% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| % Aged 65+ | 16% | 10% | 27% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| % Women | 51% | 48% | 51% | 52% | 54% | 47% | 48% | 48% | 50% | 49% |
| Median Years Living in the US | N/A | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| % Noncitizen (Not Naturalized) | N/A | 66% | 39% | 50% | 44% | 22% | 54% | 31% | 38% | 60% |
| % Under Poverty Line | 15% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 17% | 20% | 15% |
| % < High School | 7% | 49% | 16% | 31% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 22% |
| % Completed High School | 60% | 44% | 59% | 53% | 54% | 63% | 16% | 36% | 37% | 35% |
| % Completed College or Above | 33% | 7% | 24% | 16% | 35% | 28% | 80% | 54% | 48% | 43% |
| No Health Insurance | 8% | 36% | 18% | 27% | 19% | 11% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 13% |
Data from the 2018 American Community Survey, obtained from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) project [113]. Other Hispanic/Latino include people self-identifying as Hispanic/Latino, and born outside of the US, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, and South America. Other South Asians include people born in Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.