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The official confirmation had to wait until new population figures were released by the Census Bureau this summer. The new tally, released in late June, shows that as of July 1, 2014, about 14.99 million Latinos live in California, edging out the 14.92 million whites in the state.
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California is now the first large state and the third overall — after Hawaii and New Mexico — without a white plurality, according to state officials.
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The demographic shift has been a long time coming. In 1970, the 2.4 million Latinos in California accounted for 12% of the population, while the 15.5 million whites in the state made up more than three-quarters of residents, according to state figures. By 1990, the Latino population jumped to 7.7 million, or about 25% of the state's population.
The Latino population is relatively young, with a median age of about 29, while the aging white population has a median age of 45. State demographers project Latinos will account for about 49% of Californians by 2060.
"It is going to accelerate," Suro said. "This is really the beginning of a new phase that will play out over another generation."
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"Where L.A. goes is where the rest of the state goes and where the rest of the country goes," he said. "We announce, demographically speaking, the future for the rest of the country."
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-census-latinos-20150708-story.html
It's official: Latinos now outnumber whites in California
By JAVIER PANZAR
Los Angeles Times
July 8, 2015, 2:00 AM
