The US population is significantly multiracial, according to improved race and ethnicity policies
The majority race or ethnicity in the country is still White, however since 2010, there has been an 8.6% reduction in the White population alone. Black or African American population growth was outpaced by Some Other Race growth (49.9 million), which climbed by 129 percent (46.1 million). The number of multiracial persons increased from 9 million in 2010 to 33.8 million in 2020 [4-6].
The Hispanic or Latino population increased by 23% between 2010 and 2020. Hispanic and Latino population growth made for more than half (51.1%) of the overall population increase in the United States between 2010 and 2020. Our interactive data visualization has information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico [7, 8].
White combined population increased by 316 percent since 2010, whilst White alone population fell by 8.6 percent since 2010. Compared to 38.9 million and 12.6 million respectively in 2010, the Black or African American population alone made up 12.4% of all individuals residing in the United States in 2020. The combined population of American Indians and Alaska Natives rose by 160%. Between 2010 and 2020, the population of just the Asian region increased by 35.5%. Compared to 540,013 persons (0.2 percent) in the 2010 Census, 689,966 people (or just Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders) self-identified as such in the 2020 Census [9-11].
The population of Some Other Racial, which made up 15.1% of the total, was the second-largest race group either taken individually or collectively. Between 2010 and 2020, the population of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders increased on their own by 27.8%. Learn hints and techniques for using Census Bureau data and for accessing, visualizing, and using it [12-14].
More than any of the groupings based only on race, the percentage of persons who claimed several races changed. A shift of nearly 1,000 percent occurred in the Multiracial population between 2010 and 2020, with 17.6 million more White and Other Race persons joining it. A 1.1 million-person rise, or a 65.8% growth, in the White and Asian population was recorded. From 2010 to 2020, there were 20.3 million persons of Hispanic or Latino ancestry who reported having more than one race, a 567 percent increase (32.7 percent ). With a 41.7 percent increase from 2010, there were 26.2 million persons (42.2%) in 2020 who solely identified as being of some other race [15-17].
In summary, the main race or ethnicity in the nation is still White, although since 2010, the White population alone has decreased by 8.6 percent. Some Other Race population growth, which increased by 128 percent, exceeded Black or African American population growth (46.1 million). Native Hawaiians and residents of other Pacific Islands rose by 27.8% on their own. Native Alaskans and American Indians made up a 160 percent increase in population. In 2020, there were 26.2 million people who only identified as coming from a different race.
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