US Latino Demographics Exploration

Author

• Ally Milner, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Language

Spanish (es)

Date Uploaded

Summer 7-6-2026

Activity source

N/A

Summary

Using artificial intelligence for basic analysis of census data, students will explore demographic changes in the Latino population in their city and state of residence, the United States, and their state of residence when not studying at university.

Extended Summary

This activity serves to contextualize conversations about language planning, minority language usage, and minority language maintenance. The focus is on Spanish as a minority language in the United States.

Student Learning Objectives

• Analyze the Latino population in the United States based on self-identified country of origin or ethnic group at both the state and national level
• Observe and comment on demographic trends between 2010 and 2020 regarding the US Latino population
• Use census data to support consideration of language planning and minority language use in the United States as it relates to Spanish as a minority language.

Assignment Type

Out-of-Class

Course level

400

Used in course?

yes

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Sociolinguistics of the Spanish Speaking World

Type of Student-AI Collaboration Required

AI-generated with human revision/refining

Type of AI Task(s)

Data Analysis

Second Type of AI Task

Summary

Uploader/Author Affiliation

Faculty

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Document Type

Teaching Material

Recommended Citation

Milner, Ally, "US Latino Demographics Exploration" (2026). Generative AI Teaching Activities. 9.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/ai_teaching/9