2020 U.S. Census Results: LA Bucks National Trend On Race

Los Angeles CA

17 August, 2021

2:15 PM

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LOS ANGELES, CA — The last 10 years have marked a dramatic shift in the demographic makeup of the United States, with a marked shrinkage of the white population and the rapid growth of the Hispanic community. These changes were not reflected in Los Angeles, where the share of the white population grew by 3.6 percent while the Hispanic population fell by .48 percent. The Asian population rose by 8.18 percent, and the Black/African American population shrunk by 7.15 percent. LA also showed an increase in the number of people who identified themselves as multiracial, although the reasons are complex. Experts say the increase reflects changes in the way people identify themselves as well the number of children born to parents of mixed races or ethnicities, along with changes in the wording of census forms themselves. In LA, the number of people who identified themselves as being two or more races was 1,280,028, showing a growth of 67.68 percent. SEE ALSO:5 Takeaways From The Release Of 2020 Census Data: AP Explainer U.S. Is Diversifying, White Population Shrinking: Census Data Census Data Sets Up Redistricting Fight Over Growing Suburbs