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Census: Diversity grows in Mississippi

Mississippi's population has grown a bit older and less homogenized over the past decade, the Census Bureau revealed on May 5 in its demographic profiles report. Mississippi is one of 12 states, along with the District of Columbia, to be included in the first such report released for the 2010 U.S. Census. The profiles include information on age and sex distributions, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship and type, the group quarters population, housing occupancy (including vacancy status) and tenure (whether the occupant owns or rents). The findings show that of the state's 2,967,297 residents, 59.1 percent are white, compared to 61.4 percent in 2000; 37 percent are black, compared to 36.3 percent a decade ago. Click here to read more.
 
 



INSIGHT Into Diversity