About 65% of Hispanic Americans are of Mexican descent. The U.S. is home to more 20% of the world's Mexican population.

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. Americans of Puerto Rican origin make up 9.4% of the Hispanic American population.

An estimated 3.6% of Hispanic Americans have a Cuban background. Cuba is a multicultural island nation.

People of Salvadoran descent make up 3.4% of the Hispanic American population. El Salvador is the most densely populated country in Central America.

About 3% of Hispanic Americans have roots in the Dominican Republic. The island nation is about twice the size of New Hampshire.