Black Latino Stats

• A 2005 study on racial attitudes in the Dominicans Republic finds that 83% believe their society is racist against blacks.- “Racism Rampant in the Dominican Republic, Study Finds,” EFE News Service, May 3, 2005

• In 2000, 45% of Brazilians identified themselves as black or mulatto-Brazilian Census 2000

• Colombia has the second largest Afro-descendant population in Latin America-U.S. Department of State 2006

• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 1.7 million of the 38.8 million Hispanics identified themselves as both Hispanic and of African descent.

• It is projected that by 2050 the Latino/Hispanics population will be 102.6 million. A staggering 70% jump from 2000 35.3 million.

• Between 2000-2006 Latinos/Hispanics accounted for one-half of the nations growth

• Black Paraguayans are descended from African slaves brought to Paraguay by the 16th century. They became a significant presence in the country, and made up 11% of the population in 1785.-Wikipedia

• The official census of Honduras indicates that 2% of the population, or about 150,000 individuals, self-identified as black during the last official census.

• According to a 2001 national census which surveyed 11.2 million Cubans, 1.1 million Cubans described themselves as Black, while 2.8 million considered themselves to be “mulatto” or “mestizo” or “javao” or “moro”.

• According to the 2000 U.S. Census taken in Puerto Rico, 80.5% of Puerto Ricans identified as White, 8% of the population as Black and 10.9% as of mixed or other race.