Census: U.S. to Become ‘Majority-Minority’ by 2044

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The United States is expected to become a “majority-minority” by 2044, when no racial/ethnic group comprises more than half of the nation’s residents, according to new Census data.

Currently, whites comprise about 63% of the population.

By 2060, that percentage will reduce to 44%, while other minority groups continue to rise in number.

Latinos are expected to rise from 17.4% now to 28.6% in 2060.

Blacks will rise from 13.2% to 14.3% and Asians 5.4% to 9.3% in the same span.

Children are expected to reach “majority-minority” status even sooner in 2020.

These numbers are shifting due to decreasing fertility among non-Latino whites, and increases in immigration, according to a Medical Daily report:

“The New York Times reported that 2013 marked the first year in U.S. history where the number of white deaths outnumbered white births. The decline is partly due to white women being more likely than minority women to have a college degree and postpone marriage and pregnancy. For this reason, as reported by RT, white women are more likely to be childless than Hispanic or black women.”