Latinos accounted for the vast majority of the overall U.S. population between 2022 and 2023, according to the newly released Vintage 2023 Population Estimated from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Latinos accounted for about 70% of the country's population growth, with that figure being primarily driven by births. In other words, Latinos people grew to just over 65 million, an increase of 1.16 million (1.8%) from the prior year, contributing to the nation's total population gain of 1.64 million in 2023, according to the report.
