The U.S Census Bureau reported today that the U.S. Hispanic population has reached 45.5 million, making up now more that 15% of the country’s population. The Hispanic population grew by 1.4 million people for the year ending July 31, 2007. We are also seeing the growth coming increasingly from birth’s rather than immigration, with 62% of the increase between 2006 – 2007 coming from births.
Hispanic growth was also responsible for 50% of the U.S. population growth between 2000 – 2007. Sixteen states now have Hispanic populations exceeding 500,000 with California (13.2 million), Texas (8.6 million) and Florida (3.8 million) leading the way.
Release and tables here. (when posted by the Census looks like the gave some exclusives)
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