Hispanic/Latino Health

Immunizations and Hispanic Americans

  • Hispanic American adults are 30% less likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have ever received the pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine.1
  • In the 2021–2022 influenza (flu) season, Hispanic adults were 30% less likely to have received flu vaccines than non-Hispanic whites.2
  • Hispanic children ages 19–35 months have comparable immunization rates for hepatitis; influenza; measles, mumps, and rubella; and polio as their non-Hispanic white peers.3
  • Hispanic women ages 19–26 were 10% less likely than their non-Hispanic white peers to receive a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2018.4
  • In 2018, Hispanic adults were 20% less likely to be fully immunized against hepatitis B than non-Hispanic white adults.5

Adults

Hepatitis B (HepB)

Adults ages 19–49 who received at least three doses of the HepB vaccine, percentage, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
33.143.60.8
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2021. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2018. Supplementary Box 3, Table 2.

Influenza (Flu)

Adults age 65 and older who received the flu vaccine, age-adjusted percentage, 2021–2022 season
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
65.275.70.9
Source: CDC, 2022. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season. Flu Vaccination Coverage by Race/Ethnicity and Age Group, Adults, United States, 2021–22 Season.
Adults age 18 and over who received the flu vaccine, age-adjusted percentage, 2021–2022 season
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
37.953.90.7
Source: CDC, 2022. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season. Figure 7.

Pneumococcal (Pneumonia)

Adults age 65 and older who ever received the pneumonia vaccine, age-adjusted percentage, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
54.372.60.7
Source: CDC, 2021. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2018. Table 2.
Adults ages 19–64 at increased risk who received the pneumonia vaccine, age-adjusted percentage, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
18.523.60.8
Source: CDC, 2021. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2018. Table 2.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Females ages 19–26 who ever received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, percentage, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
49.656.50.9
Source: CDC, 2021. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2018. Supplementary Box 4, Table 1.

Adolescents

Hepatitis B (HepB)

Adolescents ages 13–17 who received at least three doses of the HepB vaccine, percentage, 2021
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.192.91.0
Source: CDC, 2022. Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Doses Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years, National Immunization Survey–Teen, United States, 2021. Supplemental Table 1.

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)

Adolescents ages 13–17 who received at least two doses of the MMR vaccine, percentage, 2021
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.993.51.0
Source: CDC, 2022. Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Doses Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years, National Immunization Survey–Teen, United States, 2021. Supplemental Table 1.

Tetanus-Diphtheria (Tdap)

Adolescents ages 13–17 who received at least one dose of the Tdap booster H, percentage, 2021
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
87.490.11.0
Source: CDC, 2022. Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Doses Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years, National Immunization Survey–Teen, United States, 2021. Supplemental Table 1.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Adolescents ages 13–17 who received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, percentage, 2021
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
77.874.41.0
Source: CDC, 2022. Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Doses Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years, National Immunization Survey–Teen, United States, 2021. Supplemental Table 1.

Children

Diphtheria-Tetanus (DTaP)

Children ages 19–35 months who received at least 4 doses of the DTaP vaccine, percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
84.783.01.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib)

Children ages 19–35 months who received the full series (at least 3 doses of the primary and at least 4 doses of the booster dose) of the Hib vaccine, percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
81.081.01.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

Hepatitis B (HepB)

Children ages 19–35 months who received at least 3 doses of the Hep B vaccine, percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.391.11.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)

Children ages 19–35 months who received at least 1 dose of the MMR vaccine, percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.291.21.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

Polio

Children ages 19–35 months who received at least 3 doses of the polio vaccine, percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
93.292.31.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

Varicella (Chicken Pox)

Children ages 19–35 months who received at least 1 dose of the chicken pox vaccine, percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.890.31.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

Fully Immunized

Children ages 19–35 months who are fully immunized (combined 7-vaccine series), percentage, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
70.471.51.0
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.

1 CDC, 2021. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2018. Table 2. (Back to top)

2 CDC, 2022. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season. Figure 7. (Back to top)

3 CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1. (Back to top)

4 CDC, 2021. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2018. Supplementary Box 4, Table 1. (Back to top)

5 CDC, 2021. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2018. Supplementary Box 3, Table 2. (Back to top)


Last Edited: 02/13/2025