nonHispanic

Non-Hispanic is a demographic descriptor used primarily in the United States to identify individuals who are not Hispanic or Latino. It is an ethnicity designation rather than a race, and it is commonly used in census and survey data to distinguish those who do not report Hispanic or Latino origin from those who do. Because Hispanic origin is considered an ethnicity that can accompany any race, non-Hispanic identification means the person does not report Hispanic or Latino origin, regardless of their racial identification.

In statistical tables, one often encounters terms such as non-Hispanic White or non-Hispanic Black, which describe the non-Hispanic subset within a given racial category. The term is used to facilitate analyses that separate Hispanic-origin populations from non-Hispanic-origin populations, enabling researchers to examine trends by ethnicity while accounting for race.

Usage cautions: the category is primarily a data-analytic construct and does not reflect a single cultural or genetic group. It aggregates a diverse population, and some observers argue that a negation-based label can obscure intra-group differences. As a result, many prefer more precise self-identification terms where possible. The term is widely used by U.S. government statistical agencies, such as the Census Bureau, for population estimates and social research.

Orthography: style guides typically spell it with a capital H and a hyphen as non-Hispanic. The unhyphenated form nonHispanic appears in some datasets, but non-Hispanic is the standard form. See also Hispanic or Latino, Ethnicity, Race, Census.