And more than half are concentrated in only 3 states - California, Texas and Florida!
US Hispanic population tops 50m
By Johanna Kassel in New York
Published: May 26 2011 22:27
The US Hispanic population grew of 43 per cent in 10 years, which is four times faster than the total US population, according to 2010 census data released on Thursday.
The Hispanic population increased by more than 15.2m people, which is more than half of the total US population increase of 27.3m. In terms of total population, people that reported being of Hispanic origin was 50.5m people, or 16.3 per cent of the total population of 308m.
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