2020 U.S. Census Results: The Changing Demographics Of Tucson

TUCSON, AZ — The last 10 years have marked a dramatic shift in the demographic makeup of the United States, with a marked shrinkage of the white population and the rapid growth of the Hispanic community.

These changes were reflected in Tucson, where the share of the white population fell nearly 4 percent while the Hispanic population grew by 6 percent. Other groups saw more dramatic increases, with a Black population increase of 19 percent and a 15 percent increase in the Asian population.

Tucson's total population as of the 2020 census was 542,629. That total includes a white population of 236,837, a Hispanic population of 228,878, a Black population of 27,702 and an Asian population of 16,336.

Tucson also showed an increase in the number of people who identified themselves as multiracial, although the reasons are complex. The number of people in Tucson who identified themselves as being more than one race increased by 91 percent to 19,833. Experts say the increase reflects changes in the way people identify themselves as well the number of children born to parents of mixed races or ethnicities, along with changes in the wording of census forms themselves.

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