43 Percent Climb in Asian and Hispanic Populations in US
The United States has a changing national face, so says the census. According to reports issued from the Census Bureau in March, the Hispanic population in the United States grew to 50.5 million people or up a total of 16 percent from 2000 to 2010. In addition to this, the number of people who identify as Hispanic or Asian grew by an astounding 43 percent during that same ten year period. These two groups have become the fastest growing sector of the United States population.

Record Number Growth
In 2000, there were an estimated 35.3 million Hispanic people in the country. At that time, that equated to 11 percent of the country's total population of 308.7 million people. For those people calling themselves Asian, the population surged as well. In 2010, Asians accounted for about five percent of the total population, which is an increase of about four percent from a decade prior. In 2000, there were 10.2 million people in the country who were Asians. In 2010, the census shows there are 14.7 million people, which is a strong increase of four million people nationwide. The biggest factor in the growth of these population sectors is in fact immigration. The census states that immigration, rather than being born in the United States, is a major factor in this growth. This record growth was not completely unexpected, but it was higher than what many experts expected the results to show.

White Statistic Growth
As compared to other population sectors in the census, the slowest growing sector was those who identified themselves as white. The number of people who identify as white grew by just one percent in the last ten years. In 2000, whites accounted for 69 percent of the country's population and now just account for 64 percent of the population. The lack of growth within the white category, some experts say, is the rapid increase in other cultural presences within the country and a drop in immigration from traditional, European countries. However, the white growth was held back mainly due to the very rapid rate of growth in Hispanics and Asians

Black and Other Race Growth Statistics
The census also showed information about the number of people who identify themselves as black. According to the report, about 38.9 million people in the United States consider themselves black. This accounts for about 13 percent of the country's population. In addition to this, the number of people identifying themselves as American Indians, or Alaska Natives, also grew. This category grew by .9 percent of the total population of the country. Those who identify as Pacific Islanders or Native Hawaiians account for about .2 percent of the country's population in 2010, according to the census report. In addition to these category choices, people filling out the census were also given the option of selected "mixed race" in the race category. However, 97 percent of all who filled out the census selected just one race to identify with, leaving the mixed race at just three percent of those who responded.