Economics
U.S. Population Growth Has Been Driven Exclusively by Minorities
- Census data indicate White population has shrunk since 2010
- First decline since 1790 if confirmed in census: Brookings
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U.S. racial and ethnic minorities accounted for all of the nation’s population growth during the last decade, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
The data underscore the nation’s growing diversity and suggest that the trend will continue as the White population ages and low birth rates translate to a declining share. Non-Hispanic Whites declined to 60.1% of the populace in 2019 and their number shrank by about 9,000 from the 2010 Census to slightly more than 197 million.