Author: Christine Stoddard

Christine Stoddard is the author of Hispanic and Latino Heritage in Virginia. Her writing and photography has appeared in the Catholic News Service, YES! Magazine, Native Peoples Magazine, Latin Trends, The Huffington Post, and Bustle. She is a documentary film master’s candidate at Columbia Journalism School and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from the City College of New York.
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Hispanics and Latinos in Virginia

Today more than one in ten Virginia residents is Latino. The Latino population is concentrated in the Northern Virginia, Tidewater, and Richmond areas. More than half of Virginia’s Latinos are of Salvadoran, Mexican, or Puerto Rican heritage, and the population is young, with a median age of just over twenty-nine. The Latino population is among the fastest-growing in the state. For as long as they have been coming to Virginia, Hispanic and Latino immigrants have been adapting their traditions and making vital contributions to the commonwealth’s economy and culture. According to projections, Virginia’s Latino population will grow to 1.6 million people (17 percent of the commonwealth’s population) by 2030. As the population grows, so will Latino influence on Virginia culture, history, and business.

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