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  • September 2008

    • Immigration Cut in Half in 2007, Census Shows

      Washington Post  |  Sep 23, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      Immigration Cut in Half in 2007, Census Shows

      (Newser) - The number of immigrants to the US dropped by half in 2007, with 511,000 new arrivals, compared with about a million every year since 2000, new Census data reveal. Foreign-born numbers fell in 14 states, including longtime entry points like New Jersey and areas newly popular among immigrants, the Washington Pos t reports. “I think this shows that immigrants are keeping an eye on the economy,” said an analyst. More »

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      global warming  • immigration  • driving  • population  • Census data  • Carpoolers

  • August 2008

    • Childless Women More Common Than Ever: Census

      New York Times  |  Aug 19, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Childless Women More Common Than Ever: Census

      (Newser) - American women are choosing to have children later in life, and many are forgoing child-rearing altogether, according to new Census Bureau data. Among women ages 40-44, 20% have no children—double the number of 30 years ago, the New York Times reports. Those who do have children are having an average of 1.9, down from 3.1 in 1976. More »

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      children  • Hispanics  • Census data

    • Minorities Becoming Majority Across US

      USA Today  |  Aug 7, 08 8:36 AM CDT

      Minorities Becoming Majority Across US

      (Newser) - The white population has declined in more than half of US counties, marking a dramatic shift in America's human landscape, reports USA Today. The data from the 2007 census, released today, reveals a continuing trend of immigration and growth within minority populations, coupled with slow or no growth among many white communities. More »

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      United States  • demographics  • population  • minorities  • whites  • Census data  • census

  • July 2008

    • New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jul 10, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      (Newser) - New Orleans is the fastest-growing city in the US, the Census Bureau reports, but not fast enough to regain more than half of its size before Hurricane Katrina. Between July 2006 and July 2007, the Big Easy’s population jumped 13.8%, more than any other major city, the Times Picayune explains. But that still left it down 50% from its April 2000 levels. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • population  • cities  • Census Bureau  • Census data

  • May 2008

    • Hispanics Hit 15% of US Population

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 1, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Hispanics Hit 15% of US Population

      (Newser) - The US Hispanic population is booming, driven more by a high birth rate among those already in the country than immigration, the Census Bureau says. Since 2000, Latinos have jumped from 12.6% to more than 15% of the total population—swelling their numbers to 45.5 million from 35.7 million. "If you close the borders tomorrow, there is still going to be a large Hispanic increase," a demographer tells the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      population  • the Hispanic vote  • Hispanics  • Census data  • US Census

  • March 2008

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