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Whites Are A Minority In The NYC Region
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 28, 2011
Modified Mar 28, 2011
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Besides pissing New York officials off, guess what else the latest Census figures are doing? They are showing that non-Hispanic whites are now a minority in the NYC-area, which the NY Times reports, is the "first major metropolitan area" to show such a shift beyond the South or the West. However, it's unclear if these findings will change when NYC demands a recount!
According to the Times, "In 2000, the census found that non-Hispanic whites made up 54.3 percent of the area’s population. By 2010, their share had declined to 49.6 percent." The metropolitan area,19 million people strong, covers NYC's five boroughs; Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties in NY State; Connecticut's Fairfield County in Connecticut; and 12 counties in New Jersey. Everywhere, except Manhattan and Brooklyn, saw a decline in the non-Hispanic white population. Queens College sociologist Andrew Beveridge says, "It reflects the way the country is going; it’s becoming more diverse. It’s America now."
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