MINORITIES WILL BE MAJORITY OF US BY 2044: CENSUS REPORT

MINORITIES WILL BE MAJORITY OF US by 2044

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Census Bureau has projected that by 2044 more than half of all adults in America will belong to a minority group.

The report released Tuesday, March 3 projects that the non-Hispanic white population will still be the largest, but no racial or ethnic group is likely to have more than a 50 percent share of the total population.

Among the other findings made in the Census report:

  • The US is already nearly a majority-minority nation among those under age 18.
  • By 2020, 50 % of children in the U.S. are expected to be a part of a racial or ethnic minority.
  • By 2044, 50.3 % of all adults in America will be from the minorities.
  • The country’s population will swell to 417 million by 2060, compared to roughly 320 million today.
  • Nearly 20 percent of Americans will be foreign born by 2060, compared to 13 percent in 2014. Hispanic will be the largest foreign-born group, followed by non-Hispanic Asian.
  • The population of “single-race non-Hispanic White” children will drop to 36 percent by 2060, compared with 52 percent today.

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