Majority–Minority Counties in the United States
The US Census released a report which included projections about minority group populations, which you can read on their website here. By when does the Census project that more than half of the nation’s children will be part of a minority race or ethnic group? By when does the Census project that the US population as a whole will become majority–minority?
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A) marriage rate B) divorce rate C) remarriage rate D) childbearing rate
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