article_snippet: the U.S. has long been known for the U.S. cultural diversity but the rise of the Hispanic population is unlike any other minority group in the U.S.'s history.
article_snippet: The US Census Bureau defines Hispanic or Latino to refer to 'a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American (except for Brazil), or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.'
article_snippet: Rise of Hispanic America:
article_snippet: Since 2000, the population of the United States has grown by slightly over 40 million people.
article_snippet: Thirty five million , or 90 percent, of that growth is from minorities - Hispanics, Asian Americans and African Americans, says a report published byBusiness Wire.
article_snippet: The U.S. Hispanic population jumped to 58.2 million in 2015, an increase of 2 million during the past year, says a report.
article_snippet: The growth of the Hispanic population is due to both convenient geography and rising birth rates, says The Economist.
article_snippet: the United States is close in proximity to Hispanics' several countries of origin which makes immigration and communicating with families back home much easier.
article_snippet: Close geography of Latin countries to the United States and growing birth rates among Hispanics in the United States is causing rapid population growth compared to other minorities .
article_snippet: Currently, 85percent of Hispanics are legal residents and Latino growth is not so much from immigration anymore as Latino growth is from births in the United States.
article_snippet: According to a study published by Pew Research on March 9, births within the Hispanic community drives 78 per cent of population growth in the United States.
article_snippet: With almost 1million US-born Latinos reaching voting age annually, and Latinos making up a significant portion of the United States's labor force,  income is expected to rise along with nationwide education reform.
article_snippet: US companies have also been advised to shift US companies focus to Hispanic consumers who will be making up a majority of the US population and will account for much of the nation's future spending habits.
article_snippet: Currently, five-sixths of Hispanics are legal residents and Latino growth is not so much from immigration anymore as Latino growth is from births in the United States .
highlights_snippet: Geographic closeness of Hispanic countries to the U.S. along with rising birth rates among Hispanics within the U.S. account for the growth .