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[Locutus]

How U.S. Demographics Are Changing: America Got Less White, Older, and More Urban Last Year:

• America is becoming more diverse by race and ethnicity. Non-Hispanic whites are shrinking in population, while all other race and ethnic groups grew between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017.
• Non-Hispanic white alone population decreased .02% to 197.8 million.
• The non-Hispanic white alone population is projected to continue aging and decline in terms of size.
• The Hispanic population increased 2.1% to 58.9 million, and made up 18.1% of the nation’s total population in 2017. The gain was primarily due to natural increases (the difference between births and deaths), not net migration.
• California had the largest Hispanic population at 15.5 million.
• More blacks or African-American moved to Clark County, Nevada, the county holding Las Vegas, than to any other county (14,000).
• The black or African-American population increased 1.2% to 47.4 million.
• The Asian population, the fastest-growing racial group in the nation, increased 3.1% to 22.2 million. Their increase is primarily due to net migration.
• In Hawaii, Asians represented a majority of the population

Full eulogy:

http://fortune.com/2018/06/21/america-older-less-white-more-diverse-census-bureau/

 

[Locutus]

Interesting article by the Beeb:

Immigrants also tend to have a positive impact on US finances - paying more in taxes than they receive in government services, when compared with native-born workers.

It is particularly striking that among low-skilled workers, immigrants are more likely to be employed and less likely to receive government benefits than those born in the US.

Full earticle:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46034400

 

[p_rehbein]

We have known for years that whites were decreasing in numbers, and folks of color are increasing..........is that bad? is that good?

it is what it is...............