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1. The majority of the people living in that state of Connecticut are white, as the percentage of white people stands at 81.6%, which is higher than the national percentage (75.1%). Also, the percentage of white people who are not of Hispanic or Latino descent is higher in Connecticut (77.5%), than that at the national level (69.1%) Furthermore, the percentages of racial and ethnic minorities living in Connecticut are lower in all of the census' given categories: African American, American Indian, Haiwaiian, Alaskan, Asian and Latino/Hispanic. However, I found it very interesting that although the percentages of minorities living in Connecticut are below that of the national average, the percentage of people who spoke a language other than English at home is actually higher in Connecticut (18.3%) than the national percentage (17.9%)2. Of Connecticut's eight districts, Hartford County, which I consider to be my home county, appears to be more racially diverse than many of the other counties. In Hartford County, the percentage of white people living there (76.9%-81.6%) is less than the overall state percentage. Furthermore, there are more blacks/African Americans (9.1%-11.7%) living in this county, more people who consider themse
In the census, the state of Connecticut does not appear to be one that is racially nor ethnically diverse. Without exposure to people of other races and cultures and ethnic backgrounds, it is very easy to start believing in the stereotypes, whether "positive," (all Asians are good at math and science) or negative, (black people are slow and lazy), our American culture has created. I encountered very few students and families of different racial and ethnic backgrounds while attending school in Connecticut. 3%; indicating that there is still not a large black/Afrcain American population in Connecticut. Thus, I believe it to be important to expose people to other races, cultures, etc. 5%) and also more people who report being of some other race (4. However, it is impossible to force groups of people to live in specific areas so as to create more racial and ethnic diversity across the country. All of the state's counties held a percentage no higher than 4. Nonetheless, some of the state's counties have higher percentages of varying racial and ethnic minorities than that of Connecticut as a whole. Through some of the internet links provided, it can be shown that more and more children are being born into families who have more than one race (inter-racial dating, marriage, etc. The counties of Fairfield, New haven, New London and Hartford had the highest percentages of people who considered themselves to be black/African American.
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