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August 13,2021

Anna Murray 

A report released on August 12 by the United States Census Bureau provided the layouts of America's increasingly diverse population, as well as the data that will facilitate the election campaign for political stand in the nation.

As of August 2, the population clock of US Census Bureau showed more than 332 million people in the country. According to the findings of the once-decade survey, the US population is much more multiracial and racially and ethnically diverse than previously measured.

White people continue to make up nearly 58 percent of the population, making them the country's largest racial or ethnic group, but their share has fallen 8.6 percent since 2010. Nearly 191.7 million people identify as non-Hispanic white, while 235.4 million identify as white and another racial group. The Asian population increased by 36%, while the Latino population increased by 23%.

The country is beginning to resemble California. Latinos are the second most populous group after whites, accounting for nearly 19% of the population. Latinos are the most numerous ethnic group in California, accounting for nearly four out of every ten residents, according to the US Census Bureau. Several years ago, demographers in California reported that Latinos had surpassed whites in the state.

The figures will also be used to draw new lines for the state Senate and Assembly, county boards of supervisors, city councils, school district boards of education, water districts, and other bodies that have an impact on Californians' daily lives. Meanwhile, the census will accelerate the decennial redrawing of congressional and legislative lines, which will shape politics in the nation's capital and statehouses for the next decade.