The nation's Asian population grew faster than any other racial
or ethnic group over the last decade, surging almost 46% between
2000 and 2010, says a new Census Bureau report. The number of
Americans who identify as Asian, either alone or in combination
with another race, rose to more than 17 million during the
decade, the report showed. That was more than four times the
rate of growth for the U.S. population as a whole, which
increased about 10% over that period. By comparison, the Latino
population rose 43%. Other groups grew much more slowly. Those
identifying as African American, either alone or with another
race, grew by 15% between 2000 and 2010, while those identifying
as white, alone or in combination, increased by 7%. The rising
Asian population was propelled mainly by immigration, with
newcomers arriving from across the Asian Pacific region and
Indian subcontinent, census officials said this week. . The
analysis was the latest in a series of Census Bureau reports on
the nation's major racial and et