America’s National Parks and 21st Century Trends, Priorities, and Values: Gaining Broad Support

Moderator:Carlos Alcazar, President & CEO, Hispanic Communications Network

Panelists:Dan Witters, Principal & Research Director of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being IndexErik Huey, Senior Vice President, Entertainment Software AssociationAngelou Ezeilo, Executive Director, Greening Youth Foundation

Current Population & Projections

• Late 2009: Hispanic population crossed 50MM

• 16.3% of US population

• Outstripped US Census estimates; number of Hispanics counted in the 2010 Census was nearly 1 million more than expected, based on the most recent Census Bureau population estimates

• Alabama (15.9%), Louisiana (13.2%), Kansas (10.8%) above estimates

Ten Year Growth Rate (2000-2010)

•Hispanic 43%

•AAPI 42.7% (from a smaller base)

•African-American 11%

•White Non-Hispanic: 1.1%

Latinos 56% of overall national growth (national: 27.3MM; Hispanics 15.1 MM)

• The median age of the US Hispanic population is 27.6yo; 9 years younger than the US median

• Nearly all the growth in student enrollment will come from the US Hispanic population

• 1 in 4 Youth (under age 18) are Hispanic

• Hispanic children grew by 4.8MM

• Non-Hispanic white children shrank by 4.3MM

• State Growth

– Lowest Hispanic 10-year growth rate = New York 19.2%

– Highest Hispanic 10-year growth rate = Nevada 51%

18%

Non-HispanicHispanic

Hispanic Youth Represent Significant Growth

18%

38%

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73

US Student Enrollment (millions)

2006 2050

And there’s more…

Our Multicultural Youth

54% Caucasian

23% Hispanic

14% Black

4% Asian

• Ethnic minorities accounted for all growth, under 18

• Hispanics contributed nearly 74% of all growth

•10 states, 35 metro areas have majority minority child populations

41%