Head for the barn Auntie Em, 2/3 of Kansas' population growth was Hispanic

The Census data today released data for Kansas and Wyoming, bringing to 26 the number of states that have received their state-specific data.

Kansas
-- The Hispanic population is 300,042, up 59.4% from 2000 when it was 188,252
-- Non-Hispanic population increased 2.1%
-- The state's overall population increased by 164,700, of which 111,790 (or 67.8%) were Hispanics

Wyoming
-- The Hispanic population is 50,231, up 58.6% from 2000 when it was 31,669
-- Non-Hispanic population increased 1.1%
-- The state's overall population increased by 69,844, of which 18,562 (or 26.5%) were Hispanics