Census: The number of whites in America is falling
The statisticians found, however, that the US population is much more mixed and diverse than past counts had shown. This is due to both demographic changes and new survey methods.
According to census data, the number of people with Spanish or Latin American roots in the US has grown by 23 percent since 2010 to around 62 million. They make up 18.7 percent of the population. The proportion of African-Americans in the total population is according to the current figures at 12.4 percent, people of Asian descent make up 6 percent of the population.
The number of those in the USA who identify themselves as members of several of these and other population groups - in various combinations - made a significant leap. According to the census, their group grew from 9 million in 2010 to 33.8 million in 2020 - an increase of 276 percent.
Source: Handelsblatt
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