{"id":7849,"date":"2023-09-28T10:57:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:57:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:59:41","slug":"8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"8 facts about recent Latino immigrants to the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/fact-sheet\/latinos-in-the-us-fact-sheet\/\">20 million Latino immigrants lived in the United States in 2021<\/a>, accounting for almost a third (31.8%) of the nation\u2019s total Latino population that year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to explore the demographic characteristics of recent Latino immigrants to the United States, both overall and by individual origin group. <strong>Recent immigrants <\/strong>are defined as those who have resided in the U.S. for five years or less at the time of the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysis uses microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s 2000 decennial census and 2010 and 2021 American Community Surveys, accessed through the <a href=\"https:\/\/usa.ipums.org\/usa\/\">Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)<\/a> from the University of Minnesota. Findings in this analysis are only shown for origin groups with an unweighted sample size of more than 200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The terms <strong>Hispanic<\/strong> and <strong>Latino<\/strong> are used interchangeably in this analysis, as are the terms <strong>foreign born<\/strong> and <strong>immigrant<\/strong>. <strong>Foreign born<\/strong> refers to individuals born outside the U.S. who are not U.S. citizens at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this analysis, <strong>Hispanic origin<\/strong> is not the same as birthplace. Origin is determined by Hispanic self-identity. For example, a respondent who identifies as being of Mexican origin may have been born in a country other than Mexico. Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin are included in the analysis of all Hispanics living in the U.S., but not the analyses of Hispanic immigrants living in the U.S. Those born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All displayed numbers are rounded. Shares and percent changes are calculated using unrounded numbers.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9548\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7dcd4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1022\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_1.png?resize=480,791 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_1.png?resize=620,1022 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_1.png?w=620\" alt=\"Area chart showing the number of recent Latino immigrants in 2000, 2010, and 2021. The chart shows that both the number of recent Latino immigrants and their share of all Latino immigrants have declined from 2000 to 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-9548 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7dcd4; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 2.6 million of these immigrants arrived in the U.S. in the five years prior to the 2021 American Community Survey \u2013 the primary data source for this analysis \u2013 but before a <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/01\/13\/monthly-encounters-with-migrants-at-u-s-mexico-border-remain-near-record-highs\/\">recent spike in asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are eight facts about these recently arrived Latino immigrants in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The number of recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. has declined.<\/strong> In 2000, there were 3.8 million foreign-born Hispanics who had been in the U.S. for five years or less. This number fell to 3 million in 2010 and 2.6 million in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the number of Hispanic immigrants who have been in the U.S. for more than five years has grown, from 10.4 million in 2000 to 15.9 million in 2010 and to 17.3 million in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mexican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Dominican and Venezuelan immigrants make up a large share of the recent Hispanic immigrant population in the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, Mexicans made up 34% of the recent Hispanic immigrant population and were the largest group. They are also the largest group among all Hispanic immigrants (54%) and all U.S. immigrants (24%). Even so, the foreign-born Mexican population in the U.S. declined 8.8% since 2010, including a decline in the number of recently arrived Mexicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 36% of recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. are Guatemalan, Honduran, Dominican or Venezuelan. Each of these four groups saw an increase in recent arrivals from 2010 to 2021. For example, the number of Venezuelan immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for five years or less increased from 40,000 in 2010 to 215,000 in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9549\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_2-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e2dc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_2.png?resize=480,275 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_2.png?resize=782,447 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_2.png?resize=960,549 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_2.png?resize=1200,686 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_2.png?resize=1280,732 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"366\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_2.png?w=640\" alt=\"Horizontal stacked bar chart showing what percent individual Hispanic origin groups make up of all Hispanics; foreign-born Hispanics; and recent Hispanic immigrants. The chart shows that Mexicans, who make up the greatest share of all Hispanics, decline as a share of recent Hispanic immigrants as groups like Guatemalans and Hondurans increase in share.\" class=\"wp-image-9549 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e2dc; width:640px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The median age for recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. is 27.9 years, though the median varies widely among origin groups. <\/strong>Cubans and Venezuelans have the highest median ages at 36.3 and 36.0 years. The next oldest group is Peruvians at 35.3 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hondurans and Guatemalans are the youngest groups among recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S., with median ages of 22.4 and 21.9 years, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9552\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_3-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3d7cf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"988\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_3.png?resize=480,765 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_3.png?resize=620,988 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_3.png?w=620\" alt=\"Horizontal bar chart showing the median ages of recent Hispanic immigrants in 2021 by origin group. The chart shows that most recent Latino immigrant groups in the U.S. have a median age of 30 or younger.\" class=\"wp-image-9552 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3d7cf; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Among recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S., Venezuelans are the most likely to have a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/strong> Overall, 27% of recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. ages 25 and older have earned at least a bachelor\u2019s degree in the U.S. or elsewhere \u2013 up from 11% in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around six-in-ten recent Venezuelan immigrants ages 25 and older (62%) have completed at least a bachelor\u2019s degree. The same is true for 43% of recent Hispanic immigrants who are Colombian and 42% of those who are Peruvian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, 88% of recent Guatemalan arrivals have <em>no<\/em> college experience, the highest share among recent Hispanic immigrants. They are followed by recent immigrants from Honduras (76%) and El Salvador (71%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9555\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_4-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1d2c8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_4.png?resize=480,633 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_4.png?resize=782,1031 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_4.png?resize=840,1108 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"844\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_4.png?w=640\" alt=\"Horizontal stacked bar chart showing the educational attainment of recent Hispanic immigrants in 2000 and 2021 and by origin group in 2021. The chart shows that about a quarter of recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. had a bachelor\u2019s degree or more in 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-9555 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1d2c8; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Women represent a growing share of recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. and are a majority in some origin groups. <\/strong>In 2021, women made up 47.8% of all recent Hispanic immigrants, up from 43.6% in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of recent Peruvian (55.8%) and Colombian (55.7%) immigrants to the U.S. are women, the highest shares among recent Hispanic immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, 59.8% of recent Guatemalan immigrants are men, the highest share of any origin group. Men also account for more than half of recent Mexican immigrants (55.7%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9559\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_5-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5d7ce\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1112\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_5.png?resize=480,861 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_5.png?resize=620,1112 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_5.png?w=620\" alt=\"Horizontal stacked bar chart showing the sex makeup of recent Hispanic immigrants in 2000 and 2021 and by origin group in 2021. The chart shows that women account for a rising share of recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S.\" class=\"wp-image-9559 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5d7ce; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Four-in-ten recent Latino immigrant adults have never been married.<\/strong> Recent Guatemalan, Honduran and Salvadoran immigrant adults are the most likely never to have been married. This is the case for about half or more of recent immigrants from these countries. Notably, these are also the groups with the lowest median ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among recent Mexican immigrants \u2013 the largest group in 2021 \u2013 a majority (54%) are married, while 38% have never been married. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9562\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_6-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5dcce\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1116\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_6.png?resize=480,864 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_6.png?resize=620,1116 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_6.png?w=620\" alt=\"Horizontal stacked bar chart showing the marital status of recent Hispanic immigrants in 2000 and 2021 and by origin group in 2021. The chart shows that 4 in 10 recent Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. have never been married.\" class=\"wp-image-9562 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5dcce; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recent arrivals represent more than 25% of all Hispanic immigrants in some states.<\/strong> This is especially the case in Louisiana, where 30.9% of all Hispanic immigrants have arrived within the last five years as of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, these states have relatively small Hispanic immigrant populations overall. The largest Latino immigrant populations are in California, Texas and Florida. In these states, recent arrivals account for a comparably small share of all Hispanic immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9565\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_7-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e2d4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_7.png?resize=480,558 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_7.png?resize=782,909 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_7.png?resize=840,976 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"744\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_7.png?w=640\" alt=\"State-level heat map of the share of Hispanic immigrants in 2021 in each state that are recent immigrants. The chart shows that in Louisiana and Ohio, recent arrivals account for more than a quarter of all Hispanic immigrants.\" class=\"wp-image-9565 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e2d4; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-has-big-number wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About a quarter of recent Latino immigrants to the U.S. are proficient in English, but there are notable differences by origin group. <\/strong>About a third of recent Venezuelan (34%), Peruvian (32%) and Colombian immigrants (31%) ages 5 and older are proficient in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-9569\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/28\/8-facts-about-recent-latino-immigrants-to-the-us\/sr_23-09-28_recent-latino-immigrants_8-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2d9d3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1156\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_8.png?resize=480,895 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_8.png?resize=620,1156 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/SR_23.09.28_recent-Latino-Immigrants_8.png?w=620\" alt=\"Horizontal bar chart showing the English proficiency rate of recent Hispanic immigrants in 2000 and 2021 and by origin group in 2021. The chart shows that Venezuelans, Peruvians and Colombians are the most likely origin groups to be English proficient.\" class=\"wp-image-9569 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2d9d3; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, recent Guatemalan, Nicaraguan and Honduran immigrants are the least likely to be proficient in English. Fewer than 20% in each group report speaking English at home or speaking it \u201cvery well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, recent Hispanic immigrants in 2021 were slightly more proficient in English than those in 2000 (26% vs. 21%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hispanic immigrants who have been in the U.S. longer than five years are more proficient in English. This is the case for 37% of Hispanic immigrants who have been in the U.S. for five to 10 years and 39% of Hispanic immigrants who have been in the U.S. for 11 or more years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, there were 2.6 million foreign-born Hispanics who had been in the U.S. for five years or less. 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