Census 2010: Hispanic Population Grows, Accounts for More than Half of U.S. Population Increase

The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Census brief on the nation’s Hispanic population shows the Hispanic population increased by 15.2 million between 2000 and 2010 and accounted for more than half of the total U.S. population increase of 27.3 million. Between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent, or four times the nation’s 9.7 percent growth rate

The Hispanic Population: 2010 (Download The Hispanic Population 2010) brief looks at an important part of our nation’s changing ethnic diversity with a particular focus on Hispanic origin groups, such as Mexican, Dominican and Cuban.

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