As of July 1, 2006 the estimated Hispanic population in the United States was 44.3 million. This makes the Hispanic population the largest ethnic or race minority in the U.S., constituting 15 percent of the total population. It is estimated that by 2050, the Hispanic population will have grown to 102.6 million, constitution 24 percent of the total U.S. population.
--U.S. Census Bureau, “Hispanic Americans by the Numbers,” infoplease, 26 September 2007