Massachusetts Minority Population Surges

According to Census numbers, in Boston, MA, whites are in the minority.

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March 23, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Asian and Hispanic communities in Massachusetts surged so much in the past decade that Boston has become a city where white people are in the minority, the Census Bureau said.Whites now make up 49.5 percent of Boston's population, compared with 23.8 percent for blacks and 14.4 percent for Latinos, the Census said in data released Wednesday. Asians make up 7.5 percent of the city's population, while other minorities and people of mixed race make up 4.8 percent.The state's overall Hispanic population grew by 49.1 percent, to 428,279."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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