White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections, part of a historic shift that is already reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate. The official projection, released today by the Census Bureau, now places the tipping point for the white majority a year later than previous estimates, which were made before the impact of the recent economic downturn was fully known. America continues to grow and become more diverse due to higher birth rates among minorities, particularly for Hispanics who entered the U.S. at the height of the immigration boom in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Number of white Americans now at 64 per cent, but scales will tip in the favor of Hispanics by 2043
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Minority children expected to become the majority by 2019
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U.S. population expected to keep growing until 2060
The race and ethnic changes are already seen in pockets of the U.S. and in the younger age groups, where roughly 45 per cent of all students in K-12 are @placeholder, blacks, Asian-Americans and others.