US became more diverse, metro areas grew in last decade, census data shows

The U.S. population has grown increasingly diverse, while its growth overall has declined compared to previous decades.

"The White alone non-Hispanic population was the largest — or most prevalent — racial or ethnic group for most counties in the United States," the Census Bureau said in a document released Thursday afternoon, while noting that "other racial or ethnic groups were the most prevalent in certain parts of the country[.]" Specifically the data showed that Black Americans who did not identify as Hispanic were the largest demographic group in certain areas in the South. Likewise, Hispanic populations were the largest groups in parts of the Southwest and West.