<Tr> <Td> Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander </Td> <Td> 58,437 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 50,477,594 </Td> <Td> 100.0 </Td> </Tr> <P> In 2008, "Hispanic or Latino origin" was the self - identification of 47 million Americans . They chiefly have origins in the Spanish - speaking nations of Latin America . Very few also come from other places, for example: 0.2% of Hispanic and Latino Americans were born in Asia . The group is heterogeneous in race and national ancestry . </P> <P> The Census Bureau defines "Hispanic or Latino origin" thus: </P>

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