WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Profile America —Thursday, September 15th. Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to recognize the contributions and cultures of the nation's fastest-growing population group. The idea started as a special week in 1968 and was expanded to a full month 20 years later. There are 56.6 million Hispanics in the U.S., 17.6 percent of the total population, forming the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority. Over half of that population resides in California, Texas or Florida, and nearly two-thirds are of Mexican background. Twenty-four percent of all elementary and high school students in the U.S. are Hispanic, indicative of a growing population that is expected to reach about 119 million by 2060. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Hispanic Heritage Month background and statistics: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2016/cb16-ff16.html
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau