Washington, Aug 14: White Americans will no longer make up a majority of US population by 2042, according to new Census Bureau projections, a transformation that is occurring faster than anticipated just a few years ago.
That’s eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004.
The census calculates that by 2042, Americans who identify themselves as Hispanic, black, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander will together outnumber non-Hispanic whites. Four years ago, officials had projected the shift would come in 2050.