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The non-white population has nearly doubled since 1990 to over 40% in 2023, as the proportion of non-Hispanic whites decreased from 75% to 58%.
Immigration was the primary driver in the nation’s population growth in each year from 2021 to 2023.
Approximately 1.14% of the nation’s adult population, or 3 million Americans, identify as transgender.
Congress is older, more educated, and made up of a higher share of men than the US population.
Members of Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, will turn 12–27 years old in 2024. What does the data reveal about this generation?
Nearly 40% of 2022 international adoptees were born in one of three countries: Colombia (235), India (223), and South Korea (141).
The Census Bureau estimates there will be 1.2 million more deaths than births in the year 2100.
The Census Bureau categorizes nearly 50 million Americans as “some other race,” the majority of whom are ethnically Hispanic.
In 2022, more than 8% of the US population lived in a multigenerational household, the majority of whom are non-white, under 18, or born in other countries.
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