U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.
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Hispanic Population Growth and Dispersion Across U.S. Counties, 1980-2020
By 2020, the Hispanic population had reached 62.1 million out of a total U.S. population of 331.4 million.
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Black women account for a small fraction of the federal judges who have served to date
Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges as of Feb. 1, 2022, have been Black women.
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Public’s Views of Supreme Court Turned More Negative Before News of Breyer’s Retirement
Today, 54% of U.S. adults say they have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while 44% have an unfavorable view. And 84% say justices should not bring their political views into decisions.
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Fast facts about views of China ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics
Here are recent findings about Americans’ views of the diplomatic boycott and how people in the U.S. and around the world see China.
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More adults approve than disapprove of U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympics; few have heard much about it
About nine-in-ten U.S. adults (91%) say they have heard little (46%) or nothing at all (45%) about the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
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In U.S., women more likely than men to report feeling empathy for those suffering
66% of women say that in the past year, they have personally thought at least some about big questions; 55% of men report the same.
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Key findings about Black immigrants in the U.S.
The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
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Attention to COVID-19 news increased slightly amid omicron surge; partisans differ in views about the outbreak
37% of U.S. adults say they are following news about the coronavirus outbreak very closely. That is up from 31% in March 2021.
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Republicans and Democrats alike view Russia more as a competitor than an enemy of the U.S.
Amid tensions over a possible military invasion of Ukraine, Republicans and Democrats are largely in agreement about the threats posed by Russia.
