What is Hispanic Origin?


The 1997 OMB Standards define Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin as all individuals who identify with one or more nationalities or ethnic groups originating in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South American, and other Spanish cultures regardless of race.

Examples include but are not limited to Mexican or Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, and Colombian. Other examples include groups such as Guatemalan, Honduran, Spaniard, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Venezuelan, etc.


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