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Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, doesn’t just celebrate the Latino culture.
Did you know Sept. 15 is also the independence day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, and Nicaragua? And that Mexico’s independence day is Sept. 16, and Chile’s Sept. 18?
These are just a few of the interesting facts about Latinos in a new “By the Numbers” infographic from NBC News.
Here are some more tidbits:
- 17.1% of the United States are Latino
- 25% of U.S. public school children are Latino
- Only Mexico has a larger Latino population than the United States
- 37 members of Congress are Latino
- 51% of Hispanics/Latinos don’t have a preference being called “Latino” or “Hispanic”
- U.S. Latinos have $1.2 trillion in buying power
Check out the full infographic here.
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