Numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau show four states and the District of Columbia now have more minorities than whites
Argus Leader:
South Dakota definitely is not among them.
The state ranks 18th in the number of Native Americans but has far fewer minorities than most other states, the Census Bureau figures show.
Of the estimated population of 770,883 in South Dakota, 72,214 were Native American or Alaska Natives as of July 1, 2004.
The new figures show Texas now has joined Hawaii, New Mexico, California and the District of Columbia with more than half their populations made up of minorities.
Texas' minority population of 11.3 million was 50.2 percent of its total of 22.5 million, the Census Bureau said.
Seventy-seven percent of Hawaii's population was minorities. New Mexico's figure was 57 percent; California, 56 percent; and the District of Columbia, 70 percent.
Maryland, Mississippi, Georgia, New York and Arizona have minority populations of about 40 percent.
California had the largest number of Native Americans and Alaska Natives, 687,400, while Arizona had the largest increase - 6,400 - since July 2003. Indians and Alaska Natives made up 19 percent of Alaska's population, the highest percentage in the nation.
Indians made up 9 percent of South Dakota's population.
The next largest minority group in South Dakota was Hispanics, estimated at 15,093 in 2004.
The state's Hispanic population more than doubled, from 5,252 in 1990 to 10,903 in 2000. Minnehaha County's Hispanic population quadrupled to 3,187 during that time.
The state's Hispanic numbers then grew 5 percent from 2000 to 2002, Census Bureau figures show.
Non-whites now majority in Texas
Growing minorities on way to majority
Latinos drive growth
Latino numbers booming
Census: Hispanics account for bulk of Chicago-area population increase
County popular choice for blacks
Few Hispanics call Pittsburgh home, Census finds
Hispanics leading county's minority growth
Number of Latinos in county soars 37% in 4 years
Minorities in Passaic are now majority
Minorities fuel Md. growth
Minority numbers rising in Arizona
Minority growth rapid in Utah
Mass. exodus: Census shows whites leaving
14.4% of whites in 30-to-44 age bracket leave area
State's Hispanic population grows 23 percent
Hispanics 15% of US Population and 29% of Uninsured
posted by Adam Lawson @ 10:01 AM
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I read the link "Mass. exodus: Census shows whites leaving" because I visited Boston and environs last year and was a little bit surprised by the percentage of non-whites I saw (cradle of America-wise, and all that).
Here is a snippet from the article giving the opinion of a couple of 'experts' about why whites are leaving:
"Like Frey, Goodman said the out-migration is being driven by a poor job market and high housing costs."
Makes sense, and there's no doubt a lot of truth there. But after what I experienced in California, what's not said is this: the fact the place does not feel or look like home anymore makes a decision to leave a whole lot easier.
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