1. Population Diversity
GOVT 2306, Module 1

2. 2010 Population diversity in texas
45 % White
38 % Latino
12 % African American
4 % Asian
1 % Other
Who or what determines an individual’s race/ethnicity?
The individual

3. Pct. Hispanic Distribution

4. African American population

5. Texas Cities Are diverse

6. More Texas cities

7. And More

8. Hispanic Population Share by state

9. Texas Population Growth 2000-2010
Asians—72 %
Latinos—42 %
African Americans— 24 %
Whites—4 %
Will Texas soon be majority Asian American?
No. Asians start from too small a base.

10. Population by age and ethnicity
What does the chart tell us?
The Latino population is relatively young; the white population is relatively old.

11. Texans Under Age 18 Race/Ethnicity 1990 2010 Hispanic 1,620,319
3,317,777
White
2,463,328
2,322,661
Black
639,672
810,543
Asian/Hawaiian
90,531
236,466

12. Texas Population Change
55.8%

13. Quiz A is the correct answer.
Which racial/ethnic group in Texas is the largest and which is the fastest growing?
Whites are the largest; Asians the fastest growing.
Whites are the largest; Latinos the fastest growing.
Latinos are both the largest and the fastest growing.
Whites are the largest; African Americans are the fastest growing.
A is the correct answer.

14. Religion in Texas

15. Religion in Texas
Texans are more religious than people in the nation as a whole.

16. Texans more religious than others
77 percent of Texans are “absolutely certain” of their belief in God compared with a national figure of 71 percent;
67 percent of Texans say that religion is “very important” in their lives compared with a national figure of 56 percent;
47 percent of Texans attend religious services at least once a week compared with a national figure of 39 percent; and
66 percent of Texans indicate that they pray at least once a day compared with a national figure of 58 percent.

17. Religious Importance by State
What do these states have in common?
Except for Oklahoma, they are all southern states.

18. Religiosity by state

20. Texans Practice Various Faiths
In terms of religious affiliation, evangelical Protestants (Southern Baptists, Assemblies of God, etc.) are more numerous in Texas than they are nationally, 34 percent in Texas compared with 26 percent in the nation as a whole. Mainline Protestants (Presbyterians, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc.) are less numerous, 15 percent in Texas versus 18 percent nationally. At 24 percent, the presence of Catholics in Texas is the same as their presence nationwide. Finally, fewer Texans (12 percent) are religiously unaffiliated than are people in the nation as a whole (16 percent).

22. The answer is C. Quiz Which region of the country is more religious?
a) Northeast
b) Midwest
c) South
d) West Coast
The answer is C.

23. What You Have Learned How diverse is the state of Texas?
What is the geographic distribution of the state’s racial and ethnic population throughout the state?
How is the Texas population changing?
How does religious belief and practice in Texas compare with religious belief and practice in other states?