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Minorities Become Majority

Nonwhites dominate in 10% of counties, new census figures show

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(Newser) – Nonwhites account for more than half the population in 10% of all US counties and in nearly one-third of the most populous ones, new census results show. Figures through mid-2006 demonstrate the suburban flight of blacks and Hispanics and fallout from Hurricane Katrina, the Times reports. And in three dozen counties with populations over 500,000, whites are a minority.

More Asians make their homes in metropolitan Chicago than in Honolulu, and more Hispanics live in Washington than in El Paso. And as whites migrate to the exurbs, work-seeking minorities follow. “The new melting pots are not large international gateways,” said a demographer. “Rather, many are fast-growing suburbs.”

In the United States, minorities now collectively form majorities in one-third of the highest-populated counties.
In the United States, minorities now collectively form majorities in one-third of the highest-populated counties.   (Index Open)
%u201CThe new melting pots are not large international gateways,%u201D said said William H. Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution. %u201CRather, many are fast-growing suburbs themselves.%u201D
%u201CThe new melting pots are not large international gateways,%u201D said said William H. Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution. %u201CRather, many are fast-growing suburbs themselves.%u201D   (Index Open)
Of 36 American counties with more than 500,000 residents each, non-Hispanic whites are now a minority. That number is up from 29 similar counties in 2000.
Of 36 American counties with more than 500,000 residents each, non-Hispanic whites are now a minority. That number is up from 29 similar counties in 2000.   (Index Open)
%u201Cthere are also new areas of growth, including exurban counties in the Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas, plus parts of Texas, central Florida, and a few other states.%u201D (AP Photo/Larry Levine)
%u201Cthere are also new areas of growth, including exurban counties in the Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas, plus parts of Texas, central Florida, and a few other...   (Associated Press)
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