2010 UNITED STATES CENSUS POPULATION FIGURES FOR AMERICANS OF MEXICAN ORIGIN
“… Population growth between 2000 and 2010 varied by Hispanic group. The Mexican origin population increased by 54 percent had the largest numeric change (11.2 million), growing from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010.10 Mexicans accounted for about three-quarters of the 15.2 million increase in the Hispanic population from 2000 to 2010…”
“People of Mexican origin” refers to people who report their origin as Mexican. It can include people born in Mexico, in the United States, or in other countries. This holds true for all the detailed Hispanic origin groups discussed in this report (e.g., people of Cuban origin, Salvadoran origin, etc). The question on Hispanic origin is an ethnicity question and not a place of birth question. All Hispanic origin responses are based on self-identification. Throughout this report, terms such as Mexican origin and Mexicans or Cuban origin and Cubans are used inter¬changeably, and in all cases refer to the ethnic origin of the person, not exclusively their place of birth or nationality..
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