Whites a minority in one of 10 U.S. cities.

Whites Now a Minority in Many US Cities
By Cindy Saine
Washington
09 August 2007

A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that whites are now in the minority in nearly one in ten U.S. counties. Experts say that increased diversity is helping to offset population losses in a number of rural areas, but it is also creating social tensions in some communities. V-O-A's Cindy Saine reports from Washington.

The population of the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among Blacks and Hispanics. Nationally, the number of minorities topped 100 million for the first time in 2006, to make up about one third of the U.S. population. --read more