Census finds more Latinos in suburbs

(CNN) -- According to the latest census count, the Hispanic population in the United States has grown by more than 60 percent since 1990 and is about to pull ahead of blacks as the largest minority.

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One of the chief reasons is the boom in Latinos in suburban communities in states like New Jersey, which saw a 51 percent gain.

In the second part of her series on Hispanics and the census, CNN's Maria Hinojosa takes a look at one middle class family that is trying to mix into a community where they are outpacing blacks as the majority minority.

You can see her report tonight on CNN at 10 p.m., and Wednesay at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT.

Read a transcript of the first part of Hinojosa's series about a minority within a minority -- wealthy Latinos.

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Census: Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

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