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The United States is becoming more diverse — and quickly, in certain places

Since 2000, 109 counties in 22 states from California to North Carolina went from majority white to majority nonwhite

In June, Mariana Moncada, left, originally of Honduras, prepares food in a kitchen, in Chelsea, Mass. The number of Central Americans in the United States has increased over the last decade, and Chelsea has exemplified that trend with a population that is more than 60 percent Latino.
In June, Mariana Moncada, left, originally of Honduras, prepares food in a kitchen, in Chelsea, Mass. The number of Central Americans in the United States has increased over the last decade, and Chelsea has exemplified that trend with a population that is more than 60 percent Latino.Read moreSteven Senne / AP