The 2020 Census report, released on Thursday, revealed a decline in the number of white people in the U.S. for the first time in history. According to the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the white population fell by 8.6% since 2010. At the same time, a significant growth among minority groups was seen over the last decade, The Guardian reported . The Hispanic and Latino population grew by 23% while the Asian population went up by over 35%. For the Black population, the data revealed an increase of more than 5.6%. “The U.S. population is much more multiracial and much more racially and ethnically diverse than we have measured in the past,” said Nicholas Jones, a Census Bureau official. William Frey , a demographer at the Brookings Institution, said the decline of the white population is partially attributed to the opioid epidemic and lower birth rates among millennials. “The country is changing dramatically,” Frey said. According to The Washington Post, the latest data will...
