Pew: Minority Groups Now Majority in 151 US Counties

Minority groups are now the majority demographic in more than 150 counties across the United States, an increase of 41 since 2000.

According to the Pew Research Center, 151 counties had blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, or Alaska Natives as the predominant group as of 2018. The number stood at 110 counties in 2000.

The U.S. has 3,141 counties and county equivalents, which includes boroughs, census areas, parishes, independent cities, and the District of Columbia, according to government statistics.

Some key numbers in the Pew study, which used U.S. Census data:

• Blacks are the majority in 72 counties, followed by Hispanics (69 counties, up from 34 in 2000) and American Indian or Alaska Native (10 counties).
• Counties with large populations of Hispanics are generally at or near the U.S. border with Mexico in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Starr County, Texas, has the biggest share of Hispanics, who account for 96% of its population.
• Majority black counties are mostly located in southeastern states.
• Alaska Natives are the majority in two Alaska counties.
• American Indians are the dominant group in eight counties, all of which are on or near Native American reservations.

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