Census 2000 numbers confirm the racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S.
"Hispanics now rival non-Hispanic blacks as the country's leading minority group, a phenomenon suggested by population forecasts and confirmed Monday in the first nationwide race data release from Census 2000.The long-awaited figures also documented explosive growth in the Asian and American Indian populations and offered the first coast-to-coast look at how many people classified themselves as member of more than one race."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: National census numbers highlight racial diversity
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