Growing more colourful
From The Economist
AMERICA’S minorities will be the new majority in 2042, eight years earlier than previously thought, according to new demographic projections from the US Census Bureau. Non-Hispanic whites now represent nearly two-thirds of America’s population of 305m. By 2042 they will represent less than half of the 440m total. The Asian and Hispanic populations will rise to 9% and 30%, respectively. Immigration and higher birth rates among minority populations, particularly Hispanics, are driving the growth. America overall will look more like present-day Texas, Hawaii, New Mexico and California, which are already majority-minority states.
Source: http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11922610
