Half will live in Boca and have their left turn blinker on

The US population is expected to hit 300 million this year according to the Census Bureau.

The U.S. population is on target to hit 300 million this fall and it's a good bet the milestone baby — or immigrant — will be Hispanic.

No one will know for sure because the date and time will be just an estimate.

But Latinos — immigrants and those born in this country — are driving the population growth. They accounted for almost half the increase last year, more than any other ethnic or racial group. White non-Hispanics, who make up about two-thirds of the population, accounted for less than one-fifth of the increase.

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As of midday Sunday, there were 299,061,199 people in the United States, according to the Census Bureau's population clock. The estimate is based on annual numbers for births, deaths and immigration, averaged throughout the year.

The U.S. adds a person every 11 seconds, according to the clock. A baby is born every eight seconds, someone dies every 13 seconds, and someone migrates to the U.S. every 30 seconds.

At that rate, the 300 millionth person in the U.S. will be born — or cross the border — in October, though bureau officials are wary of committing to a particular month because of the subjective nature of the clock.

It is good to see the US growing, unlike some countries like Russia where depopulation is occuring. Some worry about overpopulation, but the economic and political effects of depopulation can't be dismissed. Could China one day take advantage of its emaciated neighbor to the north?

Back to the USA, one question still begs to be answered.

How will they all live in Florida before dying?
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