Why the affluent Latino population is growing strikingly faster than other wealthy groups
![Laura Murillo, president and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shown Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Houston](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/21/15/57/21289952/3/1200x0.jpg)
Laura Murillo, president and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shown Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Houston
Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston Chronicle
Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston Chronicle
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Roberto Goizueta, an immigrant from Cuba who became the CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, rose from humble beginnings to wealth. A new study indicates more and more of their fellow Latinos are becoming affluent.
A report released Wednesday by Merrill Lynch Research mentions them in its profile of affluent Latinos, a segment growing faster than in the general population of the United States.