Generation Z is expected to be the last majority-white generation of Americans.
Around the year 2045, non-Hispanic white people will be less than half of the overall population of the United States.
2020 census record data shows non-Hispanic white people make up 77% of the population above the age of 75.
Non-Hispanic white people also make up 67% of those aged 55-64, 55% of 35-44, and just over half of those between the ages 18-24.
Forty-seven percent of U.S. children are non-Hispanic white.
It is expected that non-Hispanic white people will make up less than 40% of the population under the age of 18 by 2050.
As the median age in the United States is 38.9, America needs immigrants to maintain the workforce.
“Immigration is a good thing for America,” said William Frey, a researcher from the Brookings Institution. “You’re going to want a country that’s growing and robust and has a lot of energy and people who will contribute to Social Security and Medicare. And you can’t just count on whites for that.”
Reporting from The Hill:
Starting in 2000, the census allowed respondents to choose more than one race. A separate question asks about Hispanic origin, yielding separate and somewhat confusing data sets. Frey favors a new set of categories, starting with the 2030 census. The separate “Hispanic” question would be cut. Instead, respondents could check any of several “origin” categories, and they could write in any number of specific racial or ethnic identities, such as Lebanese, Guatemalan, Nigerian or Navajo. Such an exercise might yield a richer understanding of ethnicity and race in America. Then, perhaps, the “majority-minority” conversation would fade away.
