This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters¹ and other major groups of eligible voters in Pennsylvania.² All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Pennsylvania’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Pennsylvania is the 13th largest in the nation. About 834,000 Hispanics reside in Pennsylvania, 1.5% of all Hispanics in the United States.
• Pennsylvania’s population is 7% Hispanic, the 31st largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
• There are 440,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Pennsylvania—the tenth largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
• Some 5% of Pennsylvania eligible voters are Hispanic, the 28th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
• Some 53% of Hispanics in Pennsylvania are eligible to vote, ranking Pennsylvania 10th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 81% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.