Is the number of white Americans decreasing?

According to the report, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday (2 1), the number of white Americans decreased for the first time in the country's history from 20 15 to 20 16.

According to American media reports, the data shows that white Americans are aging rapidly due to the delay of American age and the decrease of immigrants from European countries. At the same time, the rapid growth of ethnic minorities in the United States has further accelerated the demographic transition trend in recent decades. The average age of non-Hispanic whites in the United States is 43.5. By contrast, the average age of Hispanics is 29.3.

Demographers say that the decline of white Americans has been going on for decades, because the "baby boomers" have gradually retired and the childbearing age of Americans has been delayed. Today, the proportion of white women of childbearing age in the overall population of the United States has reached the lowest in history, and the proportion of minority women of childbearing age has reached the highest in history.

It is reported that the data released this time is the revised version of 20 15 to 20 16 data released last year. From 20 16 to 20 17, the number of non-Hispanic whites in the United States decreased by 0.02% to 654.38+978 million. According to the data of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic population in the United States continued to grow, reaching 58.9 million by the middle of 20 17, an increase of 2. 1% over the previous year. The African-American population increased by 1.2% to 47.4 million; The Asian population increased by 3. 1% last year, reaching 22.2 million.

Last year, the average age of American residents rose slightly to 38. Analysts say this shows that the "baby boomers" and "millennials" are getting older. In the past ten years, the birth rate in the United States has steadily declined, and no more newborns have been born.

In addition, nationwide, Utah has the youngest population, with an average age of 30.9 years. The average age of the population in Texas, Alaska and the District of Columbia is also under 35. Maine has the highest aging population, with an average age of 44.7 years. The average age in New Hampshire is 43. 1 year, while the average age in Florida, West Virginia and Vermont is 42 years.

According to the data released by the Pew Charitable Trust on the 20th, from 2007 to 20 17, Utah's population grew the fastest, with an average annual population growth of 1.79%, followed by Texas, Colorado, North Dakota, Nevada and Washington, D.C. On the other hand, Michigan and West Virginia suffered the most serious population loss in the past decade. Statistics show that the population of West Virginia is 1.8 1.5 million, which is 1.8 million less than that of ten years ago. Ten years ago, the population of Michigan was about100000, but now it has decreased by about 40000.

According to reports, overall, the population growth in the United States has gradually slowed down since 1992. In the past ten years, more than two-thirds of the states grew slower in the second half than in the first half. The population near Appalachian Mountains and coal-dependent areas in West Virginia and North Carolina are obviously aging, while coastal counties in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida are aging seriously because a large number of retirees have moved here. The same thing happened in the agricultural mountainous areas in the western United States, because most young residents moved to big cities. Among them, Florida has the largest proportion of the elderly population, reaching 20. 1% of the total population. Maine and West Virginia have more than 65,438+09% people over 65, while Utah has only 65,438+00.8% people over 65.

According to the report, more than 90% of the population in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and West Virginia are composed of non-Hispanic whites. Texas has the highest proportion of African-American population, reaching 3.8 million. California has the largest Hispanic, Asian and Native American populations.