[Sosfbay-discuss] Hawaii, DC, NM, CA and TX people of color now majority

[JamBoi]

"Four states, along with the District of Columbia, are
"majority-minority" in 2006. Hawaii was first (75
percent minority), followed by the District of
Columbia (68 percent), New Mexico (57 percent),
California (57 percent) and Texas (52 percent). No
other state had a minority population exceeding 42
percent of the total."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/17/national/main2821309.shtml

Census: Minority Population Tops 100M
One-In-Three Americans Is A Minority; 4 States Have
"Majority Minority" Population

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Population Milestones	Population Milestones
Track the steady increase of the U.S. population since
the colonists landed, with the latest key Census
Bureau reports.	
	
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2007
Residents walk past a paleta vendor along 26th Street
in the predominantly Mexican Little Village in
Chicago, Illinois. Hispanic was the fastest-growing
minority group, enlarging 3.4 percent between July 1,
2005 and July 1, 2006 for a total of 44.3 million,
according to Census data. (GETTY)

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"In fact, the minority population in the U.S. is
larger than the total population of all but 11
countries."
Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon

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(CBS/AP) The United States is becoming more diverse,
with ethnic and racial minorities topping 100 million
for the first time in 2006, according to data from the
Census Bureau.

The data suggest about one in three Americans was a
minority last year.

The nation was 66.4 percent white, non-Hispanic; 15
percent Hispanic; 13.4 percent black; 5 percent Asian,
and 1.5 percent American Indian or native Alaskan.
Three-tenths of a percent identified themselves as
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

The percentages add up to more than 100, in part
because some people identify with more than one race
and Hispanics can be of any race.

"To put this into perspective, there are more
minorities in this country today than there were
people in the United States in 1910, Census Bureau
Director Louis Kincannon said. "In fact, the minority
population in the U.S. is larger than the total
population of all but 11 countries."

California led the way with a minority population of
more than 20 million, followed by Texas with just over
12 million.

A year ago, the minority population was 98.3 million.

Some highlights:

# Hispanic was the fastest-growing minority group,
enlarging 3.4 percent between July 1, 2005 and July 1,
2006 for a total of 44.3 million. Asian was second
with a 3.2 percent growth, totaling 14.9 million.

# The black population surpassed 40 million and
increased 1.3 percent.

# White, non-Hispanics accounted for less than 18
percent of the nation's population growth. The
population of non-Hispanic whites who indicated no
other race totaled 198.7 million in 2006.

# The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander group
has reached 1 million.

# Four states, along with the District of Columbia,
are "majority-minority" in 2006. Hawaii was first (75
percent minority), followed by the District of
Columbia (68 percent), New Mexico (57 percent),
California (57 percent) and Texas (52 percent). No
other state had a minority population exceeding 42
percent of the total.

Based on the Census data, an analysis by The
Associated Press showed that Illinois is the most
average state in the country.

The study examined 21 demographic factors, including
race, age, income, education, industrial mix,
immigration and the share of people living in urban
and rural areas.

Each state was then ranked on how closely it matched
national levels. Illinois was followed by Oregon,
Michigan, Washington and Delaware.

West Virginia was the least typical state: poorer,
whiter, more rural followed by Mississippi, New
Hampshire, Vermont and Kentucky.

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