Whites Inch Closer to 'Largest Minority' Population
by SavvyRoo on Apr 9, 2015 | Views: 298 | Score: 0
| Percent of the United States aged 18 - 33 identifying as white | |
|---|---|
| Millennials in 2014 | 57 |
| Gen X in 1998 | 66 |
| Boomers in 1980 | 77 |
| Silents in 1963 | 84 |
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Sources:
pewresearch.org, huffingtonpost.com
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The white population of the United States has plummeted as a percentage of the country's young adult population. Whites represented 84% of the American population aged 18 - 33 in 1963. This number is now just over half at 57%. Whites as a percentage of total US population is expected to fall below the 50% majority by 2043 (see second link below).