Latinos have ascended to dominance in L.A. and nonwhites came to outnumber whites according to census data now out.
Southern California gained more than 1.8 million residents in the 1990s and topped all other states except Texas and New York. Asians are the third-largest ethnic group. Both blacks and whites are moving out of the city. Immigrants have replaced those who have left the urban core.
Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn
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