In recent decades, the rapid growth of the Hispanic population in the United States has easily been the most discussed population trend. Fueled by immigration and births, the U.S. Hispanic population grew from 4 percent of the population in 1970…
This is one of my favorite demographic maps. It was produced by the Census Bureau to show the most commonly reported ancestry for each county in the United States in 2000. Even though the data is over 13 years old,…
Several weeks ago, I posted an article on the importance of humanizing data so that people better understand the stories that lie behind the numbers. Sometimes these data can help us uncover profound truths about ourselves as well as provide insights…