The Latino population is growing everywhere, which makes improving postsecondary completion for Latino students an important issue for all states.  This map depicts where the Latino population grew the fastest in the past decade—primarily in the south and in the east.  The map also provides a snapshot of the 50 states in terms of job forecasts, workforce profiles and education levels.

In California, for example, the Latino population grew by 28 percent between 2000 and 2010 and now 38 percent of the state’s population is Latino, which is one indicator of the state’s workforce make-up. By 2018, 61 percent of California’s jobs will require some postsecondary education, but currently of the Latinos in the state who are over age 25, only 16 percent have a college degree, compared to 50 percent of white adults.