1. REGIONAL PROFILE
// FOREIGN BORN POPULATION BY ORIGIN
Cuba
Over 40.0 percent of South
Florida’s population is of Hispanic
origin, or approximately 2.5 million
people. Nearly 43.0 percent of this
cohort originated from Cuba. Other
top feeder markets are Colombia,
Puerto Rico and Nicaragua.
Colombia
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Colombi
Mexico
Puerto R
Nicaragua
Mexico
Nicaragu
Dominican Republic
Dominic
Peru
Peru
Venezuela
Venezue
All others
All other
// POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY RACE/ETHNICITY
White, Not Hispanic/Latino
Hispanic/Latino, Any Race
Black, Not Hispanic/Latino
Other
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Nearly 90.0 percent of
all population growth will
come from the Hispanic/Latino
population, further solidifying the
Region’s ties with Latin America
and the Caribbean, both
culturally and economically.
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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2010
2015
2020
2025