Title: The State of Latinos in the United States - Center for American Progress
Headings: The State of Latinos in the United States
The State of Latinos in the United States
Although This Growing Population Has Experienced Marked Success, Barriers Remain
Hispanic Americans: Who they are and where they live
U.S. labor force at a glance
Unemployment
Educational attainment
Factors behind increased college enrollment
Health
Health disparities
Insurance coverage
Medicaid
Preventive care
Veterans affairs
Political influence and leadership
Immigrants and the foreign born
Conclusion
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Content: While Latinos have been making great strides in educational attainment, they continue to lag behind other racial and ethnic groups. From 2009 to 2010 there was a 24 percent increase in college enrollment among Latinos. The overall number of young adults aged 18 to 24 years old attending college in the United States hit an all-time high in October 2010 at 12.2 million, with Hispanics accounting for 15 percent of that population, or 1.8 million young adults. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, from 2009 to 2010 the number of Hispanic young adults enrolled in college grew by 349,000, compared with an increase of 88,000 young blacks and 43,000 young Asian Americans and a decrease of 320,000 young whites. Certainly the current demographic changes have played a crucial role in the advanced educational attainment levels among young Latinos. Increasing levels of population growth and high birthrates have made Latinos the fastest-growing ethnic group in the country. Yet it is not just population growth, but rather rising educational attainment, that is the driving force behind the increase in Latino college enrollment rates. The share of young Latinos enrolled in college nearly doubled from 2009 to 2010, from 13 perce