Issue 20
In this month's issue...
July 2, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of
1964. To celebrate the anniversary of this momentous law, the US
Census Bureau has prepared this special edition "Profile America
Facts for Features" chart of changes related to minority populations
in the United States from the 1960's to the 2010's. Total population,
geographic distribution, school enrollment and educational
attainment, income and poverty, and voting propensity are all
compared in this enlightening report
highlighting the tremendous and positive
transformations that have occurred over the
past 50 years.
July 2014
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50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Profile America Fact for Features Special Edition-U.S. Census Bureau
On July 2, 1964 , President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. This landmark
law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in public accommodations, in publicly owned or
operated facilities, in employment and union membership and in the registration of voters. To mark
the anniversary, the U.S. Census Bureau has gathered key statistics that measure changes in some
characteristics of different race groups to date.
Note: This analysis uses the closest available year for each race/ethnic group to the
historic act. Analysis is limited because of limited historical data for all racial and
ethnic groups.
Click here to access the full report.
Population
Sources: http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/pre-1980/tables/PE-11-1964.pdf
(1964)
Source: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.pdf
(1960) Source: http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPALL6N?slice=year~est72013(2013)
Geographic Distribution
Sources: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.pdf
(Tables 1 and 4)
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf(Blac
k, Page7.)
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2012/demo/c2010br-11.pdf(Asian, Page6)
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2012/demo/c2010br-10.pdf(AIAN, Page7)
Sources: 1970: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.pdf (Tables 1 and 4)
2010:
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2011/demo/c2010br- 04.pdf
(Page6)
School Enrollment
Source: http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/historical/TableA-1.xls
Source:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/historical/TableA-1.xls
High School Graduates
Sources: http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/1964/tab-01.pdf
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/historical/tabA-2.xls
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2012/tables.html,Table1
Higher Education
Sources:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/historical/tabA-2.xls
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/1964/tab-01.pdf,page12.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2012/Table1-04.xls
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2012/tables.html,Table1.
Income
Sources: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/families/2012/F05_2012.xls
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/people/2012/P36B_2012.xls
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/people/2012/P36H_2012.xls
Poverty
Source: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/hstpov2.xls
Voting
Sources: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/publications/historical/A1.xls
Unless otherwise specified, the statistics refer to the population who reported a race alone or in combination with one or more races.
Censuses and surveys permit respondents to select more than one race; consequently, people may be one race or a combination of races. The
detailed tables show statistics for the resident population by "race alone" and "race alone or in combination." The sum of the populations for
the five "race alone or in combination" groups adds to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race. All
references to age, race, and Hispanic origin characteristics of counties apply only to counties with a 2013 population of 10,000 or more. The
federal government treats Hispanic origin and race as separate and distinct concepts. In surveys and censuses, separate questions are asked
on Hispanic origin and race. The question on Hispanic origin asks respondents if they are of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin. Starting with the
2000 Census, the question on race asked respondents to report the race or races they consider themselves to be. Hispanics may be of any
race. Responses of "some other race" from the 2010 Census are modified in these estimates. This results in differences between the
population for specific race categories for the modified 2010 Census population versus those in the 2010 Census data.
Until next time,
Melanie Poulter
Senior Planner, Demography and Geography
Community Service Council
mpoulter@csctulsa.org
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