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Latinos are projected to become the largest single racial/ethnic group in the state by March of this year, making up 39% of the state’s population, up from 32% in 2000, the Pew Research Center reports.
That will make California only the second state, behind New Mexico, where Latinos are the plurality (they comprise the largest percentage of any group, but not more than half).
Which state might be next?
It may be Texas, according to Pew Research Center.
Texas Latinos make up 38.2% of the population, versus, 44.4% of non-Latino whites, according to tabulations from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. In 2000, Latinos made up 31.9% and white non-Latino whites made up 52.4% of the state’s 20.8 million residents. These numbers indicate the Hispanic population is growing more quickly than the non-Hispanic white population. Since 2000 Hispanics have made up 63.5% of Texas’ population growth.
No other state is expected to follow suit soon.
- Florida’s Hispanics make up 23.2% of the state’s population (white non-Hispanics make up 56.8%).
- Arizona Hispanics make up 30.2% of the state’s population (versus 56.9% non-Hispanic whites).
- Nevada’s Hispanics make up 27.3% of the state’s population (versus 52.8% non-Hispanic whites).
Hawaii is the only state where Latinos or non-Latino whites are not the majority. Their largest racial/ethnic group population is Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. Of the state’s 1.4 million residents, just 22.8% are non-Hispanic white, but nearly half (46.1%) are Asian American or Pacific Islander, according to Pew Research Center.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
