SACRAMENTO, Calif. California’s Asian population grew by 25 percent in the past decade, making it the fastest growing ethnic group in the nation’s most populous state, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.
The U.S. Census Bureau is now asking Americans whether they describe themselves as “male, female or transgender” and whether they are “gay or lesbian” or “straight” which the bureau describes as being “not gay or lesbian.”
Austin's demographer says the increase is likely an undercount – one that comes after a politically fraught survey and a decade of explosive growth in the area.
The U.S. Census Bureau released detailed data Thursday on last year’s population count, paving the way for a frenzied rush to redraw congressional and legislative districts and shape the political