The U.S. Hispanic population reached 45.5 million in 2007, accounting for 15 percent of the total population, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
In a report on minority populations, the bureau said the Hispanic population has grown at almost three times the pace of the black population since it became the largest minority in the United States.
In the year starting July 1, 2006, the Hispanic population has grown by 1.4 million, while the black population grew by 540,000, according to the report.
Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, there are 16 where the Hispanic population is above 500,000, including California at 13.2 million, Texas at 8.6 million and Florida at 3.8 million, the report said.
It also said that Asians are ranked the third-largest minority with a population of 15.2 million, followed by American Indians, Alaska natives, Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
Hawaii was the largest majority-minority state with 75 percent of the population belonging to minority groups.
In general, the white population was recorded at 199.1 million last year, compared to the minority population at 102.5 million.
Partly due to the large Hispanic population, the U.S. Democratic party made an exception to allow Nevada, a Hispanic population-rich state, to move the date of its presidential nomination race ahead of Super Tuesday on Feb. 5
The western and southern states are considered major battlefields for Democrats in the November presidential elections for having a large number of new Democratic or Democratic-leaning voters, most of whom are minorities.
Source: Xinhua
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