U.S. Hispanic Population Surpasses 45 Million

U.S. Newswire › May 01, 2008

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Contact: Robert Bernstein, Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-3030, +1-301-763-3762 (fax), +1-301-457- 1037 (TDD), pio@census.gov

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U.S. Hispanic Population Surpasses 45 Million

Now 15 Percent of Total

WASHINGTON,May 1/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--The following was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:

The nations Hispanic population increased 1.4 million to reach 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million.

National and state estimates by race, Hispanic origin, sex and age released today by the U.S. Census Bureau also show that the Hispanic population exceeded 500,000 in 16 states.

Hispanics remained the largest minori...

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