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9 million Americans identified as mixed-race in 2010 Census
The number of people in the United States who consider themselves to be of more than one race has surged by nearly a third over a decade, the US Census Bureau said Thursday. In an analysis of the 2010 national census results, it said nine million people reported themselves to…
U.S. poverty rate drops in 2011
US households saw incomes shrink for a second straight year in 2011 as the economy struggles to recover from the Great Recession, but the poverty rate also edged lower, official data showed Wednesday. The report came less than two months ahead of the November 6 election, with President Barack Obama…
White births in U.S. no longer in majority: census
White births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau data made public Thursday. Minorities — Hispanics, blacks and Asians and other mixed races — accounted for 50.4 percent of births over a 12-month period to July 2011, marking a majority for the…
Asians fastest-growing group in United States, census finds
WASHINGTON — Asians are the fastest growing race group in the United States, reflecting a surge in immigration from the entire region over a decade, the US Census Bureau said Tuesday. As part of an ongoing analysis of the data it reaped from its 2010 census, the federal agency said…
Extreme poverty rises in U.S.: study
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans living in extreme poverty has grown by more than one-third over the past decade, the Brookings Institution said in a study out Thursday. Over the past decade, the number of US residents living below the federal poverty line — defined in 2010 as having…
Struggling Nevada Latinos could bet on Republicans
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The casinos of Las Vegas may be glittering on the outside, but behind the bright lights the reality for many workers here, especially Latinos, has been pretty grim for the last few years. And President Barack Obama, who counted partly on the Latino vote to secure…
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