What race is Latino?

Latin race. Americans are used to using the words Hispanic and Latino to address Latinos in the United States.

It is inappropriate for some articles in China to translate Spanish into "Hispanic" according to the dictionary. The reason for this misunderstanding is that Latinos in the United States mainly come from Latin America, and most countries in Latin America used to be Spanish colonies and spoke Spanish, such as Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and so on.

Latinos in the United States have surpassed African Americans in population and become the largest minority in the United States. According to the statistics of 20 17, there are about 58.85 million Latinos in the United States, accounting for 18. 1% of the total population.

The US Census Bureau predicts that by 2060, the Latino population in the United States will account for 28.6% of the total population. Among Latin Americans today, Mexicans account for an absolute majority, accounting for 62%, Puerto Ricans for 9.5%, Cubans and Salvadorans for 3.9%, and Dominicans for 3.5%. The proportion of immigrants from other Latin American countries is relatively small.