Latinos accounted for more than 70% of the overall growth of the U.S. population between 2022 and 2023 — driven mainly by high Hispanic birth rates, Axios' Russell Contreras writes from new census estimates.
Why it matters: The explosive growth confirms what many demographers have been predicting. The U.S. is becoming less white and more Latino and Asian American as the nation gets closer to the 250th anniversary of its founding.