05.01.08
Asian Americans top rising population
According to U.S. census date released today, May 1, Asian Americans population increased about 1.9% from 2006 to 2007 in Michigan. They outnumbered other ethnicities in the said state, making the Latinos second with the white and black Americans dropping their numbers.
As reported by freep.com, the number of Asian Americans increased by 4,496 — about 1.9% — from 2006 to 2007, while Latinos grew by 6,993, or 1.7%, census figures show. The white population dropped 0.3% and the black population by 0.4%. Overall, Michigan’s population dropped 0.3% from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2007, to a shade over 10 million.