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Census shows big gains for U.S. minorities

Article title: 
Census shows big gains for U.S. minorities
Article subtitle: 
The growth in the Hispanic population is expected to have political implications
Article author: 
By Hope Yen
Article publisher: 
The Associated Press
Article date: 
Thu, 02/03/2011
Article importance: 
Medium
Article body: 

U.S. racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation's population growth over the last decade — one of the largest shares ever — with Hispanics accounting for much of the gain in many of the states picking up new House seats.

Preliminary census estimates also suggest the number of multiracial Americans jumped roughly 20 percent since 2000, to over 5 million.

 

 

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