RE: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT

Richard Ewing (rpewing@comcast.net)
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:14:20 -0600 

/me exits lurk-mode 

Actually.... 

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that Texas has now joined Hawaii, New Mexico
and California as "majority-minority" state, in which the combined
population of minorities exceeds the majority population.

According to July 1, 2004, population estimates, Texas had a minority
population of 11.3 million, comprising 50.2 percent of its total population
of 22.5 million. In comparison, 77 percent of Hawaii's population was
minority. In New Mexico and California, the proportions were 57 percent and
56 percent, respectively, while the District of Columbia was 70 percent
minority.

The Census Bureau considers the minority population to include all people
except non-Hispanic single-race whites. 

Five states - Maryland, Mississippi, Georgia, New York and Arizona - are
next in line with minority populations of about 40 percent.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/censusandstatistics/a/minmajpop.htm/ 

/me re-enters lurk-mode 

Richard Ewing 

-----Original Message----- 
From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of Mike Benson 
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:30 PM 
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com 
Subject: RE: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT 


According to the 2000 census, whites are 66.8% of the population of New 
Mexico.  The only state that had whites as a minority was Hawaii at 24.3%. 
I often hear people claiming that whites are a minority in the US, but it's 
just not true (yet).  Nationally, whites are still 75% of the population. 
There are many urban areas where whites are a minority, for example, 
Washington DC where whites make up just 30.8% percent of the population. 
Perhaps the urban areas give the impression that the country is not still 
predominately white. 

-----Original Message----- 

> I personally find it very cool 
> in a way to be a white guy who is, racially, part of a minority in 
> this state! 



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