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Hispanic – California ǀ Hispanic ǀ Iberian American
Hispanic Californians are people identifying or identified as Hispanic or Latino/a sampled in the state of California. As of 2010, Hispanics accounted for 16.3% of the U.S. population, or around 50.5 million people. The projected Hispanic population of the United States for July 1, 2050 is 132.8 million people, or 30.2% of the nation's total projected population on that date. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis from Los Angeles became the first Hispanic woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet.
The Hispanic – California population data represent DNA samples from 105 Hispanic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic-American) individuals in the state of California. Samples were provided by the California Department of Justice, the Orange County (Calif.) Sheriff-Coroner Crime Laboratory, and the Oregon State Police. For details on this population, see http://pewhispanic.org/states/?stateid=CA and http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ethnic_groups/ethnic3.html.
Source publication: CODIS STR Loci Data from 41 Sample Populations, J Forensic Sci, 2001, 46(3), 453-489.
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