About one-in-four U.S. Hispanics have heard of the term Latinx, but just 3% use it.
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October 14, 2020
** Hispanic Trends
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A monthly digest of the Center's latest research on the diverse and changing lives of U.S. Latinos · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
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** Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
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National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins each year on Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15, celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture and their history. The celebration's start coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate theirs on Sept. 15, followed by Mexico on Sept. 16, Chile on Sept. 18 and Belize on Sept. 21. Below are links to our latest work on Latino identity in the United States.
Mark Hugo Lopez
Director of Global Migration and Demography Research, Pew Research Center
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** The ways Hispanics describe their identity vary across immigrant generations ([link removed])
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About half of Hispanic adults say they most often describe themselves by their family’s country of origin or heritage, using terms such as Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican or Salvadoran, while another 39% most often describe themselves as “Hispanic” or “Latino,” the pan-ethnic terms used most often to describe this group in the U.S.
Meanwhile, 14% say they most often call themselves American, according to a national Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) of Hispanic adults conducted in December 2019.
Learn more about U.S. Latino identity and trends:
* Who is Hispanic? ([link removed])
* Education levels of recent Latino immigrants in the U.S. reached new highs as of 2018 ([link removed])
* Hispanics have accounted for more than half of total U.S. population growth since 2010 ([link removed])
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** About one-in-four U.S. Hispanics have heard of Latinx, but just 3% use it ([link removed])
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Only 23% of U.S. adults who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino have heard of the term Latinx, and just 3% say they use it to describe themselves, according to a bilingual survey of U.S. Hispanic adults ([link removed]) conducted in December 2019 by Pew Research Center. Use of the term is highest for Hispanic women ages 18 to 29, with 14% saying they use it, compared with the 1% of Hispanic men in the same age group who say they do.
* Rising share of lawmakers – but few Republicans – are using the term Latinx on social media ([link removed])
** Coronavirus economic downturn has hit Latinos especially hard ([link removed])
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Latinos say they have had a hard time making ends meet during the outbreak, according to Pew Research Center surveys ([link removed]) . About six-in-ten Latinos (59%) in May said they live in households that have experienced job losses or pay cuts due to the coronavirus outbreak, with a far lower share of U.S. adults (43%) saying the same.
See more of the Center's research on Latinos and COVID-19:
* Hispanic voters say economy, health care and COVID-19 are top issues in 2020 presidential election ([link removed])
* Hispanics more likely than Americans overall to see coronavirus as a major threat to health and finances ([link removed])
* Americans favor medical care but not economic aid for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19 ([link removed])
** Key facts about U.S. Latinos for National Hispanic Heritage Month ([link removed])
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** Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020 ([link removed])
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** Before COVID-19, many Latinos worried about their place in America and had experienced discrimination ([link removed])
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** Amid COVID-19, remittances to some Latin American nations fell sharply in April, then rebounded ([link removed])
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** Media mentions
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There Is No Route to the White House Without Latino Voters ([link removed])
The New York Times
'Hispanic,' 'Latino,' Or 'Latinx'? Survey Says ... ([link removed])
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Latinos have a bleaker view of the coronavirus than others, Pew finds ([link removed])
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The share of U.S. Hispanics who say speaking Spanish ([link removed]) is an essential part of what being Hispanic means to them.
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