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Monday, May 26, 2014

Is the US Population Getting More Diverse?

The millennial generation, those born after 1980, is the most racially
diverse in American history.

The US population is getting more diverse, as the millennial generation
born after 1980 has been found to be the most racially diverse generation
in US history with approximately 43% being non-white. This is thought to
mainly be due to the increase in Hispanic and Asian immigrants to the US
since the mid-1960s who have adult children who were born in the country
and are US citizens. Nearly 50% of all newborns in 2014 were non-white and
the US Census projects racial diversity will to continue to grow: it is
estimated that the US will be majority non-white by the year 2043.
Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/is-the-us-population-getting-more-diverse.htm?m

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