According to the Pew Hispanic Center more Hispanics were counted in states that have traditionally lower Hispanic population levels. These figures were revealed after the 2010 Census count.

The Census Bureau released figures for 33 states that they counted the population growth for. In overall population growth Hispanics made up 58% of that growth over the last decade. In those states the total count for Hispanics was 38.7 million, 590,000 more than was originally estimated. That equates to a 1.5% difference. Figures for other states will be released by the end of March according to the Census Bureau.

Remarkable was the fact that in 23 of 33 states the estimates were about 2% lower than the actual count. Compared to the overall population count and estimates, where the gap between estimates and count was less than 1%, this signifies growth of the Hispanic population compared to overall growth.

Total number of Hispanics in the US 42,000,000

1. Mexicans 30.746,000

2. Puerto Ricans 4, 151,000

3. Cubans 1,631,000

4. Salvadorans 1,560,000

5. Dominicans 1,334,00

6. Guatemalans 986,000

7. Columbians 882,00

8. Hondurans 608,00

9. Ecuadorians 591,000

10. Peruvians 519,000

Source: Census Bureau

According to estimates after the last Census, the population of Hispanics will have grown from 42.000,000 to 132,000,000 in 2050 to a total of 30% of overall total population compared to 16% in July 2009.

In 2008 35,000,000 U.S. residents at the age of 5 and older spoke Spanish at home and in some states like Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas one in five residents spoke Spanish at home.

It is an undenying fact that Spanish as a language has a large influence on economic and social life in the U.S. an it’s impact will increase with time. Considering the above statistics there are multiple opportunities for businesses and individuals where there is knowledge of the Spanish language.

The is a growing demand for Spanish speaking people in the U.S. Apart from learning to talk Spanish for the sake of improving the chances of promotion or getting more business, the knowledge of a foreign language opens new avenues to discover different cultures and to interact with other communities on a level that has been non existent before.

All around us people are propagating self improvement, learning Spanish is certainly one of the most precious means of advancing one’s own personality. A foreign language is often best learnt in that foreign community. In the case of Spanish, if you live in the U.S.,you need not go far, your neighbor maybe very well be Spanish.