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The Emerging Diversity Generation

By Randy Leonard
June 25, 2015
Most American children under age 7 are members of a minority group, making them the leading edge of a diversity generation in which whites are a minority, according to Census data released Thursday. The chart below shows the portion of non-Hispanic whites for ages 0 to 99 in the U.S., revealing a trend toward a more diverse population – and electorate.




Source: Census Bureau 2014 Population Estimate