VOA常速英语:美国人口普查：人口结构愈加多样化

America’s diversity remains on the rise according to the latest annual study by the U.S. Census Bureau, which offers this snap shot of today’s population.One of the driving forces behind this growth is higher birth rates among Hispanics and Asians.
据美国人口普查局最新年度研究报告显示，其人口结构更加多样化，这有助于人们快速了解美国人口现状。这种增长背后的驱动力之一，便是拉美裔和亚裔美国人的人口出生率不断增长。

The report shows the Hispanic population is at 57.5 million, an increase of two percent since 2015. Meanwhile, the Asian population grew to 21.4 million with the fastest growth rate of all ethnic groups at three percent.
报告显示，拉美裔人口达5750万，比2015年增长了百分之二。与此同时，亚裔人口增长到2140万人，在各种族人口中，增速最快，达百分之三。

“What we can find in this latest report from the Census Bureau is that actually Asian percentage won, the Asian population grew slightly faster than the Hispanic population.But then in terms of numbers, the Hispanic population was larger, so in absolute numbers, you have more Hispanics.”
“我们在人口普查局最新的报告中可以看到，实际上，亚裔人口的增长速度略高于拉美裔人口。但是，从数量来看，拉美裔人口较多。所以单纯就数字大小而言，在美国，拉美裔人口更多。”

The study estimates that all groups had more births than deaths in the last year except non-Hispanic white people,who have experienced the decreasing births by 163,300 nationally.Geographically, the new data shows the majority of Asians and Hispanics resigned in the west of the U.S..
该研究估计，去年，除了非拉美裔白人以外，所有族群的出生率均超过了死亡率，在美国，拉美裔人口减少了16.33万。从地理范围上看，新数据显示，大多数亚裔和拉美裔美国人在美国西部安家落户。

“You see a large Hispanic population in California, in Texas, those traditional Hispanic communities where there are economies that are well-adjusted to it and cultural resources where people feel comfortable.”
“在加利福尼亚、德克萨斯州，那些传统的拉美裔社区，我们可以看到大量的拉美裔人口，这是因为，当地经济经过很好的结构调整，并能提供让人们感到舒适的文化资源。”

The Census Bureau makes a complete count of everybody living in the U.S. in its territories every ten years.The count is mandated by the Constitution and it will next take place in 2020.
人口普查局每十年对每个居住在美国境内的居民进行统计。这一统计工作由美国宪法规定，下一次人口普查时间为2020年。

Aline Barros, VOA News.
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