59% of Hispanics 25 and older had at least a high school education in 2006.

12% of the Hispanic population 25 and older had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2006.

3.1 million Hispanics 18 and older had at least a bachelor's degree in 2006, up from 1.4 million a decade earlier.

839,000 Hispanics 25 and older had advanced degrees in 2006 (e.g., master's, professional, doctorate).

11% of all college students in October 2005 were Hispanic. Among elementary and high school students combined, the corresponding proportion was 19%.

Educational attainment levels are higher among certain Hispanic groups than among others. For example, among Cubans 25 and older, 73% were at least high school graduates, and 24% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

1.6 million American businesses were Hispanic-owned in 2002.

The rate of growth of Hispanic-owned businesses between 1997 and 2002 was 31%. The national average was 10%.

$222 billion in revenue was generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in 2002, up 19% from 1997.

45% of all Hispanic-owned firms were owned by Mexicans, Mexican-Americans and Chicanos in 2002.

29,168 Hispanic-owned firms had receipts of $1 million or more in 2002.

43% of Hispanic-owned firms operated in construction; administrative and support, and waste management and remediation services; and other services, such as personal services, and repair and maintenance in 2002. Retail and wholesale trade accounted for 36% of Hispanic-owned business revenue.

States with the fastest rates of growth for Hispanic-owned firms between 1997 and 2002 included New York (57%), Georgia and Rhode Island (56% each), and Nevada and South Carolina (48% each).

Counties with the highest number of Hispanic-owned firms in 2002 were Los Angeles County (188,422); Miami-Dade County (163,187); and Harris County, Texas (61,934).