A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on June 20 indicated that the Hispanic population in the United States grew by 2.0 percent (1,164,289) between 2017 and 2018, reaching a record 59.9 million. The Hispanic population was the largest in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 4.9 million in 2018. The largest numeric growth between 2017 and 2018 was in Maricopa County, Arizona (Phoenix), increasing by 34,395 people, or 2.6 percent.