from staff
Metro Jacksonville became more diverse the past three years as the number of people of two or more races, the Asian population and the Hispanic and Latino population increased between 2007 and 2009.
The white population share fell slightly, to 71.1 percent in 2009, while the black remained in the 22 percent range as a share of the population.
The Daily Record is presenting a series of Jacksonville facts from the U.S. Census Bureau comparing statistics in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
The national recession began in December 2007 and was declared over as of of June 2009.
| Race | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Total population | 1,296,676 | 1,315,218 | 1,327,812 |
| One race | 1,270,517 | 1,289,694 | 1,300,077 |
| White | 72.8% | 71.4% | 71.1% |
| Black and African-American | 22.4% | 21.8% | 22% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 3% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Some other race | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 26,159 | 25,524 | 27,735 |
| Percentage of total | 2% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 73,726 | 77,408 | 81,732 |
| Percentage of total | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6.2% |