The number of minorities in the USA is growing so briskly that non-Hispanic whites will lose their majority status in 2042, years before demographers had previously projected, according to Census data released today. The population is surging on almost all fronts, the new figures show. There will be 400 million people in the USA in 31 years, up from fewer than 305 million now. Dramatic growth in the numbers of legal and illegal immigrants, especially Hispanics, has propelled the increase. Annual immigration this year is about 1 million and is projected to double by 2050. The proportion of children under 18 who are minorities will be even higher: 62%, up from 44% today. Two in every five children will be Hispanic, and two in five will be non-Hispanic white. The Hispanic population will nearly triple, from 46.7 million to 132.8 million in 2050, which would increase its share of the population from 15% to 30%. Blacks will increase from 14% to 15%, Asians from 5% to 9%. In 2050, one in five U.S. residents will be at least 65. The group over 85 is expected to more than triple from 5.4 million to 19 million.
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