Figure 1 Top 10 Metropolitan Areas by Hispanic Population, 2010 (in millions)
The Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif., metropolitan area has the nation’s largest Hispanic population—5.7 million—and alone accounts for more than one-in-ten (11%) Hispanics nationally.3 All population estimates presented in this report are for Hispanics living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The New York-Northeastern New Jersey metropolitan area is the second largest by Hispanic population (4.2 million) and is home to 8% of Hispanics nationwide.
Six of the 10 largest Hispanic metropolitan populations are in just two states. California has three–Los Angeles (#1), Riverside-San Bernardino (#4) and San Francisco-Oakland-Vallejo (#10). Texas is also home to three of the 10 largest Hispanic metropolitan areas—Houston-Brazoria (#3), Dallas-Fort Worth (#6) and San Antonio (#9). The other four largest Hispanic metropolitan populations are New York (#2); Chicago, Ill. (#5); Miami-Hialeah, Fla. (#7); and Phoenix, Ariz. (#8). Overall, each of the 10 largest Hispanic metropolitan areas has a Hispanic population of more than 1 million and Hispanics are the largest minority or ethnic group in each.
While these 10 metropolitan areas represent the largest Hispanic populations, within each area, the Hispanic share varies, as do the characteristics of the Hispanic population that resides in each area.
Figure 1  | Top 10 Metropolitan Areas by Hispanic Population,  | 2010  | (in millions)  | Total  | population  | Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA  | 5.7  | 12.8  | New York-Northeastern NJ  | 4.2  | 17.8  | Houston-Brazoria, TX  | 2. Q  | 5.6  | Riverside- San Bemardino, CA  | 2. Q  | 4.2  | Chicago, IL  | 9.2  | 1.9  | 1.7  | Dallas-Forth Worth, TX  | 6.3  | Miami-Hialeah, Fl  | 1. 6  | 2.4  | Phoenix, AZ  | 1.1  | 3.8  | San Antonio, TX  | 2.0  | 1.1  | San Francisco- Vallejo, Oakland-  | 1.1  | 4.9  | Francisco- Vallejo, Oakland- CA  | Notes: The metropolitan areas shown ware the 10 largest by Hispanic population. In  | fo llowing graphs metropolitan metropo litan areas are abbreviated largest  | (1% Source: IPUMS) Pew Hispanic Center tabulations ofthe 2010 American Community Survey  | (1% Source: IPUMS)  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 