Half of U.S. Population Growth Is Hispanic, Census Report Shows

“Almost half of U.S. population growth last year was Hispanic, adding the equivalent of a city the size of Phoenix, U.S. Census Bureau statistics showed.

The 1.3 million Hispanics added in the year that ended in July 2005 included 800,000 births and 500,000 immigrants, according to census figures released today. The nation grew by 2.8 million overall, to 296.4 million people.

Hispanics are the U.S.’s largest minority group, at 42.7 million people, followed by blacks, at 39.7 million, according to the figures. Hispanics are now 14.4 percent of the population and blacks are 13.4 percent, Census spokesman Robert Bernstein said.”

Stumble it! | |

Other posts that may interest you

Half of Population Growth in the US is Hispanic

Of U.S. Children Under 5, Nearly Half Are Minorities

Latin boom mostly from births, says Census. Immigration No. 2 reason for Hispanic growth, survey indicates

Hispanic Owned Business On The Rise In South Carolina

Immigrants tipping congressional scales - (very interesting report)

Census shows Hispanics boosting Washington population

Half Of Tennessees Hispanics Are Foreign-Born

Hispanic Population Continues to Increase While Occupational Status Lags Behind

Indiana's Hispanic population reflects national census growth

Parsing U.S. Hispanic boom