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After 2011, the number of Hispanic births has once again surpassed that of non-Hispanic whites. Arizona was projected to become a minority-majority state by the year 2015 if population growth trends continued. As of 2010, 21% (1,202,638) of Arizona residents age 5 and older spoke Spanish at home as a primary language. [10]
These states include North Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Maine where relative growth in population proportion was over 50%. Pennsylvania, with a Hispanic population of 0.1% in 1940, saw a greater numeric increase in the Hispanic population than Arizona; with a Hispanic population of 20.4% in 1940.
In total, 27.1% (1,567,548) of Arizona's population age 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English. [25] Arizona is home to the largest number of speakers of Native American languages in the 48 contiguous states. Arizona's Apache County has the highest concentration of speakers of Native American Indian languages in the United ...
Percentage Speaking Spanish at Home Population Speaking Spanish at Home (in thousands) New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,066,122 20.24 3656 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,450,222 36.0128 4483 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,898,149 17.3754 1546 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,060,749 23.0874 1630
The term Hispanic traces back to the early days of the U.S. census. It was used to account for Spanish-speaking people in America. In 1976, ...
Still, Arizona Iced Tea has also had to make some sacrifices. Last year, the cans dropped from 23 ounces to 22 ounces so the company could save money on aluminum by changing the lid. That decision ...
Odón Betanzos Palacios (1925–2007) – poet, novelist and Spanish literary critic. [36] Carmen M. Pursifull – English-language free verse poet and former New York City Latin dance and Latin American music figure in the 1950s. She is of Puerto Rican and Spanish descent.
On the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico, on Aug. 13, 1521, the documentary "499" from Rodrigo Reyes tackles colonialism's shadow.