Hispanic ǀ Iberian American
Hispanic Americans are people identifying or identified as Hispanic or Latino/a sampled in the United States. As of 2010, Hispanics accounted for 16.3% of the U.S. population, or around 50.5 million people. The projected Hispanic population of the United States for July 1, 2050 is 132.8 million people, or 30.2% of the nation’s total projected population on that date. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis from Los Angeles became the first Hispanic woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet.
The Hispanic – U.S. population data represent DNA samples, inter alia, from 210 Hispanic (Hispanic and Latino Americans) individuals. Samples were taken from the database at the Bode Technology Group, located in Springfield, Va.
Source publication: Allele Frequencies for Fourteen STR Loci of the PowerPlex 1.1 and 2.1 Multiplex Systems and Penta D Locus In Caucasians, African-Americans, Hispanics, and Other Populations of the United States of America and Brazil, Levedakou et.al, JFS, 2001, 46(3) 736-761.
[Population 40, 132, 166, 277]
