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Demographics of California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

California Population Density Map. The demograpics of California is a complex topic, which is undergoing dynamic change. As the most populous of the states, California contains large numbers of people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national, and religious backgrounds. The state continues to attract significant numbers of immigrants, and continues to grow dramatically in over-all size; for example, its population is twice that of New York state, which California surpassed to become the most populous state in 1962.[1][2] California lacks a majority ethnic group, and is one of four "majority-minority states." There are many national communities in the state which are largest such community outside of the country of origin, with over 200 languages known to be spoken and read in California. Spanish is said to be the state's "second most spoken language", especially in the Los Angeles area and the US-Mexican border (San Diego and Imperial counties).[citation needed] Demographers have speculated that California will have a Hispanic majority by the year 2020, due to large-scale immigration and birth rates of Hispanic immigrants outdone non-Hispanic groups. California is the second most populous state in the Western Hemisphere, exceeded only by São Paulo State. More than 12 percent of U.S. citizens live in California and its population is greater than that of all but 34 countries, including the large country of Canada and the continent nation of

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