| Year | Growth (in millions) |
|---|---|
| Actual a | |
| 1930 | 1.3 |
| 1940 | 1.6 |
| 1950 | 2.3 |
| 1960 | 3.5 |
| 1970 | 9.1 |
| 1980 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | 22.4 |
| Estimated | |
| 2000 | 35.6 |
| 2005 | 42.7 |
| Projected | |
| 2010 | 47.8 |
| 2020 | 59.8 |
| 2030 | 73.1 |
| 2040 | 87.6 |
| 2050 | 102.6 |
| SOURCE: Actual data (1930–1990) are from Census Bureau (1993). Estimates (2000 and 2005) are from Census Bureau (2006b, Table 4). Projections (2010–2050) are from Census Bureau (2004, Table 1a). | |
| a. Data for 1930 include only "Mexicans," data for 1940 include persons of "Spanish mother tongue," and data for 1950 and 1960 include persons of "Spanish surname." Data for Hispanic origin of any race was not collected in 1950 and 1960 by the U.S. Census. | |
