Editing Sonora (section)

===General population===
[[File:Farlninios01.jpg|thumb|Sonoran children visiting the Office of Sonora State Deputy]]
Economic growth in the state since the [[Mexican Revolution]] has led to steady population growth. However, this population growth has been concentrated on the arid coastline due to the dominant agriculture and fishing industries. Eighty-five percent of Sonora's population growth since 1970 has been in this area.<ref name="cartron53">Cartron, p. 53</ref> Another area where there have been gains are municipalities with industry, such as in Hermosillo and along the United States border. However, those municipalities with none of these economic advantages do not see population growth and some see population decreases.<ref name="perfilsoc">{{cite web |url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora |title=Perfil Sociodemográfico |year=2010 |work=Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México Estado de Sonora |publisher=Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Sociodemographic profile |access-date=February 15, 2011 |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201232501/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_sonora }}</ref> Despite population growth, Sonora is still one of the least densely populated states in the country.<ref name="cartron53"/> About 90% of the state's population is Catholic, with about 5% belonging to [[Evangelical]] or Protestant groups and over 7% professing some other faith.<ref name="perfilsoc"/>

The 1921 census reported Sonora's population as 55.84% white, 30.38% mixed indigenous and white, and 13.78% indigenous.<ref>"[http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/census.html The Hispanic Experience – Indigenous Identity in Mexico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804090647/http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/census.html |date=2009-08-04 }}"</ref>

According to the 2020 Census, 1.48% of Sonora's population identified as Black, [[Afro-Mexican]], or of African descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/ccpv/2020/tableros/panorama/|title=Panorama sociodemográfico de México|website=www.inegi.org.mx}}</ref>