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US is becoming less rural and more diverse, Census shows

America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals

08/12/2021

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US is becoming less rural and more diverse, Census shows

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America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals

Despite a “hot mess” of a rollout and months of delays, new 2020 Census data reveals how America is changing. More respondents reported multiracial identities and for the first time on record, the white population declined. Lisa Desjardins explored the new data with Hansi Lo Wang of NPR and Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Research Center.

08/12/2021

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