The Census Bureau estimates the minority population has hit an estimated 104.6 million . Nearly one in six residents , or 46.9 million people , are Hispanic . Morrissey said estimates of deficits in the pool 's finances were reduced last year when a Social Security advisory board 's technical panel revised some unrealistically low assumptions it had made about Latino immigration . The most populous county in the state was Los Angeles , with 4.7 million people .
The Census Bureau estimates the minority population has hit an estimated 104.6 million . Nearly one in six residents , or 46.9 million people , are Hispanic . The most populous county in the state was Los Angeles , with 4.7 million people .