Minorities Will Be Majority of US by 2044: Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau has projected that by 2044 more than half of all adults in America will belong to a minority group, according to MRC TV.

The report, "Projections of the Size and Composition of the U.S. Population: 2014 to 2060," released Tuesday, examines the total population, native and foreign-born, and concludes that the United States will "become a plurality nation" by 2044.

The non-Hispanic white population will still be the largest, but no racial or ethnic group is likely to have more than a 50 percent share of the total population.

Among the other findings made in the Census report:

• The United States is already nearly a majority-minority nation among those under age 18.
• By 2020, some 50.2 percent of children in the U.S. are expected to be a part of a racial or ethnic minority.
• By 2044, the U.S. population will crossover to become majority-minority, with 50.3 percent of all adults in America being minorities.
• The country's population will swell to 417 million by 2060, compared to roughly 320 million today.
• All baby boomers will be age 65 or older by 2030.
• Nearly 20 percent of Americans will be foreign born by 2060, compared to 13 percent in 2014. Hispanic will be the largest foreign-born group, followed by non-Hispanic Asian.
• The population of "single-race non-Hispanic White" children will drop to 36 percent by 2060, compared with 52 percent today.

The report also predicts that the nation's population will grow more slowly in future decades than it did during the 20th century.

The figures in the report are based on the 2014 National Projections, the second series of projections based on the 2010 Census (updating projections released in 2012), the bureau said.

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