FOR OUR ECONOMY. OUR DEMOCRACY. OUR FUTURE.
California is home to nearly 16 million Latinos—the largest ethnic group in the state. Latinos are a driving force of our economy and the backbone of our democracy. By investing in the Latino community, we secure the prosperity of the Golden State and become a model for harnessing the power of Latinos in the rest of the nation.
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$359B
The purchasing power of
California Latinos in 2016
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700,000
Number of Latino-owned businesses in California, generating sales of $80B and employing over 450k people
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$54B
Federal, state, and local taxes paid by Latinos in CA in 2015
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7.9M
Number of Latinos
eligible to vote in California
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80%
Percentage of people entering the Californian workforce who will be Latino by 2050
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54%
School-aged children are Latinos