<P> Hispanic Americans and Latin Americans ( Spanish : hispanos ; ( isˈpanos ) ) are people in the United States of America who are descendants of the Spanish - speaking and Portuguese - speaking countries of Latin America and Spain . It is the largest population of Latino Americans and Hispanics outside of Latin America . More generally , it includes all persons in the United States who self - identify as Hispanic or Latino , whether of full or partial ancestry . For the 2010 United States Census , people counted as `` Hispanic '' or `` Latino '' were those who identified as one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the census questionnaire ( `` Mexican , '' `` Puerto Rican , '' or `` Cuban '' ) as well as those who indicated that they were `` other Spanish , Hispanic , or Latino . '' The national origins classified as Hispanic or Latino by the United States Census Bureau are the following : Spanish , Argentine , Cuban , Colombian , Puerto Rican , Mexican , Dominican , Costa Rican , Guatemalan , Honduran , Nicaraguan , Panamanian , Salvadoran , Bolivian , Chilean , Ecuadorian , Paraguayan , Peruvian , Uruguayan , and Venezuelan . Other U.S. government agencies have slightly different definitions of the term , including Brazilians and other Portuguese - speaking groups . The Census Bureau uses the terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably . </P>
<P> Hispanic Americans and Latin Americans ( Spanish : hispanos ; ( isˈpanos ) ) are people in the United States of America who are descendants of the Spanish - speaking and Portuguese - speaking countries of Latin America and Spain . It is the largest population of Latino Americans and Hispanics outside of Latin America . More generally , it includes all persons in the United States who self - identify as Hispanic or Latino , whether of full or partial ancestry . For the 2010 United States Census , people counted as `` Hispanic '' or `` Latino '' were those who identified as one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the census questionnaire ( `` Mexican , '' `` Puerto Rican , '' or `` Cuban '' ) as well as those who indicated that they were `` other Spanish , Hispanic , or Latino . '' The national origins classified as Hispanic or Latino by the United States Census Bureau are the following : Spanish , Argentine , Cuban , Colombian , Puerto Rican , Mexican , Dominican , Costa Rican , Guatemalan , Honduran , Nicaraguan , Panamanian , Salvadoran , Bolivian , Chilean , Ecuadorian , Paraguayan , Peruvian , Uruguayan , and Venezuelan . Other U.S. government agencies have slightly different definitions of the term , including Brazilians and other Portuguese - speaking groups . The Census Bureau uses the terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably . </P>
name the three largest latino groups in the united states
name the three largest latino groups in the united states
`` Mexican , '' `` Puerto Rican , '' or `` Cuban ''
`` Mexican , '' `` Puerto Rican , '' or `` Cuban ''