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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED346228 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Race and Hispanic Origin. 1990 Census Profile,
Number 2.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1991
NOTE: 9 p.
AVAILABILITY: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC
20233-8300.
ABSTRACT: An analysis was done of 1990 Census data on race
and Hispanic origin. Comparison of the 1990 data with
Census figures from 1960, 1970, and 1980 showed that the
nation continued to increase in racial and Hispanic origin
diversity during the 1980s. Boosted by a high level of
immigration, the Asian American population more than
doubled (up nearly 108 percent) from 1980 to 1990. The
Hispanic origin population increased by 53 percent from
1980 to 1990, and was also influenced by high rates of
immigration. The American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut
population increased rapidly, rising 38 percent in the same
period. The Black population increased by 13 percent from
1980 to 1990, while the White population rose 6 percent. As
a consequence, the Hispanic origin population and each race
group except Whites increased as a proportion of the total
population. Regional patterns of growth vary with racial
and Hispanic origin diversity greatest in the West.
Analysis of the Black population in the states found that
New York, California, and Texas all had Black populations
exceeding 2 million in 1990. Overall, the highest
percentages of Black populations are in the southern
states. Included are 15 bar graphs and 1 table of state and
regional/divisional data. (JB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: American-Indians; Asian-Americans;
Blacks-; Demography-; Eskimos-; Longitudinal-Studies;
Pacific Americans; Population-Growth; Profiles-; Whites-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Census-Figures; *Hispanic-Americans;
*Minority-Groups; *National-Surveys; *Population-Trends;
*Racial-Distribution
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