Yet despite these efforts. while the total number of persons uncounted in the 1980 decennial census decreased. the number of minorities uncounted in comparision to nonminorities remained approximately 4 to 1. no change since the 1970 census. As more information is known about how our population is changing. even greater efforts must be made to improve the accuracy of population information. The proportion of minority groups. particularly foreign born. is growing at a rapid pace. Between 1970 and 1980 our foreign born population rose from slightly under 10 million to more than 14 million. 6 percent of the total population. Approximately 10 percent of our central city population were foreign born in 1980. The Hispanic population is also growing at a rapid pace. representing about 6.4 percent of the total U.S. population in 1980. The Census Bureau reported 9 million Hispanics in 1970 and 14.6 million in 1980. a 61percent increase since 1970.
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