Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends: Hispanic population growth, lawful immigrants, border wall

 

Hispanics accounted for about half of U.S. population growth between 2016 and 2017.

 

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August 04, 2017

U.S. Hispanic population growth has leveled off

The annual growth rate of the U.S. Hispanic population remained flat between 2016 and 2017, but Hispanics continue to account for more of the nation’s overall population growth than any other race or ethnicity.

Also: Explore interactives of the U.S. Hispanic population by statecounty and select metro areas.


5 key facts about U.S. lawful immigrants

Lawful immigrants account for three-quarters of the U.S. foreign-born population. The most common regions of origin for lawful immigrants differ from those of unauthorized immigrants. Lawful immigrants are more likely to be from Asia and less likely to be from Mexico than unauthorized immigrants. Read more key facts about U.S. lawful immigrants.


Border wall is Trump’s least popular policy internationally

People around the world strongly disapprove of President Donald Trump’s signature policies. But one policy stands out for its unpopularity: the president’s planned U.S.-Mexico border wall.


More U.S. households are renting than at any point in 50 years

A decade after the housing bust upended the lives of millions of Americans, more U.S. households are headed by renters than at any point since at least 1965. Black and Hispanic households are about twice as likely as white households to rent their homes.


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