Monday, December 27, 2010

States Hispanics Call Home See Large Population Growth

The Census results are starting to come out, and the immigrant population is having a big impact. - - Donna Poisl

By Elizabeth Llorente

States where Hispanics have settled in large numbers saw some of the highest percent changes in population growth and gained congressional seats, according to the first set of Census 2010 results, released Tuesday.

Many states in the South and West that have been magnets for Latinos saw double-digit percentage growths. The growth in those areas far outpaced the nation’s, which saw a population increase of 9.7 percent over the 2000 Census count of 281 million residents.

The new national population is 308.7 million.
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