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2010 Census: Montgomery County now majority-minority

February 9, 2011 - 03:48 PM
By Elahe Izadi (Twitter @elaheizadi)
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released new numbers today, and they show that Montgomery County is now a majority-minority community.

Here are the numbers for Montgomery County, which data shows has 971,777 residents:

-Non-Hispanic whites: 478,765 or about 49 percent.

-Hispanics and Latinos: 165,398 or about 17 percent.

-Blacks: 161,689, or about 16.6 percent.

-Asians: 134,677, or about 13.9 percent.

Montgomery County's population as a whole increased from 873,341 in 2000, when non-Hispanic whites constituted about 60 percent of the county's population and Hispanics and Latinos12.5 percent.

 

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  1. Waxx Waxx

    Waxx Mann

    Feb 09, 2011 - 05:40:48 PM

    Jay thomas it still is..we just need the Majorities out..they think their special and they are not

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  2. MontgomeryMan MontgomeryMan

    Jay Thomas

    Feb 09, 2011 - 05:33:56 PM

    It was inevitable. Montgomery County was once a great place to live.

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    • jag jag

      n/ a

      Feb 09, 2011 - 07:16:18 PM

      P.S. MoCo is stronger than ever, in case you don't actually live here/just sit in your basement and play with your racist self.

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