Hispanics and Latinos in California
Ethnic group in the U.S. state of California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hispanic and Latino Californians are residents of the state of California who are of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 39.4% of the state's population,[2] making it the largest ethnicity in California.
Hispanos y Latinos en California | |
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Total population | |
39.4% (2020) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Imperial County | 79.6% |
Greater Los Angeles | 44.8% |
San Diego County | 31.6% |
San Francisco Bay Area | 23% |
Languages | |
American Spanish, American English, Indigenous languages, Spanglish | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism[1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Hispanic and Latino Americans |
Californios (regional Californian Spanish for "Californians") is a term to refer to the Californian Hispanic community, which has existed in California since 1683, and which is mainly of varying Spanish and Mexican national origin, and from racially broad groups such as Criollo Spaniards and Mestizos, with both European and Amerindian ancestry.[3] Most would identify as Mexican Americans or as Chicanos.