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Article: Primary colours; The changing shape of America.(United States)(The new census figures show America absorbing the most profound change in its racial and cultural make-up in a century, but barriers still exist)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2001
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WHITE, black, red, yellow, brown or a mix of them all, every colour of American is thriving. That was the Census Bureau's message this week as it released details on race from last year's national headcount. Every racial or ethnic group, including the white majority, is growing larger.
Last year's snapshot shows 281.4m people inside America's borders, whether legally or not: 13% more than a decade earlier. Some 211m of them say they are white, a rise of 12m, but a slightly lower share of the total than last time. The white share is dipping as other groups grow faster, thanks to immigration and to higher birth rates.
Latinos have made most gains. That ...