Census: Minorities Surpass Whites In U.S. Births

As a whole, the nation's minority population continues to rise, following a higher-than-expected Hispanic count in the 2010 census. Minorities increased 1.9 percent to 114.1 million, or 36.6 percent of the total U.S. population.

Poverty numbers are grim in N.J.

More New Jersey residents lived in poverty in 2010 than ever before, according to a report released Sunday. A record 885,0000 people in the state, nearly 300,000 of them children, lived below the poverty line, say authors of an analysis by the Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research Institute in Edison, which is based on the most recent numbers available.

Latest census data shows some growth in Northeast Georgia

Northeast Georgia counties haven't seen big spikes or drops in population during the last year, but U.S. Census Bureau data shows that the region, like the country as a whole, is growing more diverse.

Census shows whites lose US majority among babies

For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.New 2011 census estimates highlight ...

Philly's white population rises

KATE CLARK and her husband had their first child, son August, last June and plan to continue living in the city. “We’re here. We’re not going to the suburbs,” she said.