Hispanics and Latinos in Washington, D.C.

As of 2016, the Hispanic and Latino community made up nine percent of Washington, D.C.'s population,^[1] and 44.9 percent of non-English-speaking households spoke Spanish.^[2] The district’s Latino population has been increasing steadily since the 1980s as its total population has declined. More immigrants from Latin American countries have settled in the district, and there has been an increase in births to Latina mothers compared to other racial and ethnic groups.^[3] Latinos living in D.C. are more likely to be immigrants than non-Latinos, and Latino immigrants in the district are predominantly from El Salvador, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.^[3] D.C. Latino households are more likely to consist of a married couple than non-Latino households, and include more children.^[3]