New Census data show that Connecticut’s Hispanic population grew nearly 50 percent to about 479,000 from 2000 to 2010, while the number of whites declined less than 1 percent, The Associated Press reports.
The U.S. Census Bureau released new figures Wednesday showing that Hispanics now comprise 13 percent of the state’s 3.57 million people, compared with 9 percent in 2000. The population also includes 2.77 million whites, or 78 percent, and 362,300 African-Americans, representing 10.1 percent.
The white population dipped 0.3 percent from 2000 to 2010, while the number of African-Americans increased 17 percent.
Asians were the fastest growing segment of the population, increasing nearly 65 percent to about 135,600 over the 10 years.
Officials will use the data to determine whether to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.
