Hispanics Represent More Than Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released the Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 that showcases the dramatic growth among the Hispanic population in the U.S. since 2000.
Robert Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, said, “If I were an advertiser, I’d study patterns in geographic areas and use those data to target messages and in-language media buys for areas with large non-English speaking populations”.
Highlights of the Report:
- More than half of the growth in the total U.S. population between 2000 and 2010 was from Hispanics.
- Since 2000, the Hispanic population grew by 43% to 50.5 million while the non-Hispanic White population grew at the slowest rate, just 5%. Today, Hispanics represent 16% of the U.S. population.
- For the first time, Hispanic growth increased faster than African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites in the South. The number of Hispanics doubled in six states.
Media outlets reporting the information:
Media Post
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=147279
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/24/census.hispanics/index.html
ABC
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/census-data-reveals-changed-american-landscape/story?id=13206427
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-03-24-hispanics-census_N.htm
Univision
http://www.univision.net/corp/en/pr/New_York_18032011-1.html
Fox News
http://politics.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=23888&content=49897178&pageNum=-1
NBC
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/national/new-census-milestone%3A-hispanics-reach-50-million
