page_title: List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
hierarchical_section_title: List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
context_page_description: The following are lists of the Hispanic and Latino population per each state in the United States.
  As of 2012, Hispanics and Latinos make up about 17% of the total U.S. population. The state with the largest percentage of Hispanics and Latinos is New Mexico at 47%. The state with the largest Hispanic and Latino population overall is California with over 14 million Hispanics and Latinos.
context_section_description: The following are lists of the Hispanic and Latino population per each state in the United States.
  As of 2012, Hispanics and Latinos make up about 17% of the total U.S. population. The state with the largest percentage of Hispanics and Latinos is New Mexico at 47%. The state with the largest Hispanic and Latino population overall is California with over 14 million Hispanics and Latinos.
caption: Population change in Hispanic and Latino population from 2000 to 2010. As of 2010, Hispanic and Latinos were the fastest growing population demographic in the United States