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3. Six states are majority-minority as of July 2019
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 05:48 PM
Jun 2023

Hawaii, New Mexico, California, Texas, Nevada, and Maryland.

Majority minority in the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_minority_in_the_United_States


In the United States of America, majority-minority area or minority-majority area is a term describing a U.S. state or jurisdiction whose population is composed of less than 50% non-Hispanic whites. Racial data is derived from self-identification questions on the U.S. Census and on U.S. Census Bureau estimates. (See Race and ethnicity in the United States Census). The term is often used in voting rights law to designate voting districts that are designed under the Voting Rights Act to enable ethnic or language minorities "the opportunity to elect their candidate of choice." In that context, the term was first used by the Supreme Court in 1977. The Court had previously used the term in employment discrimination and labor relations cases.

Six states are majority-minority as of July 2019: Hawaii, New Mexico, California, Texas, Nevada, and Maryland.

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