Well, the U.S. Census Bureau now CONFIRMS it. Millennials are now the majority in population and diversity. Now that's a two for one. The generation born between 1982 and 2000 now number 83.1 million, compared to 75.4 million baby boomers (and remember we're dying off daily).
So here's how it breaks down:
- All race and ethnic groups except single-race, non-Hispanic whites had more births than deaths between 2013 and 2014.
- Five states or equivalents are now considered majority-minority: Hawaii (77.0 percent), the District of Columbia (64.2 percent), California (61.5 percent), New Mexico (61.1 percent) and Texas (56.5 percent).
- Florida had the highest percentage of its population age 65 and older among states in 2014 (19.1 percent), followed by Maine (18.3 percent). Alaska had the lowest percentage (9.4 percent), followed by Utah (10.0 percent).
- California had the largest non-Hispanic white alone population of any state in 2014 (14.9 million). California also had the largest Hispanic population of any state in 2014 (15.0 million).
- New York had the largest black population of any state or equivalent in 2014 (3.8 million); The District of Columbia has the highest percentage of blacks (50.6 percent), followed by Mississippi (38.2 percent).
- The District of Columbia has the highest percentage of females of any state or equivalent (52.6 percent), followed by Delaware (51.6 percent).
- Alaska has the highest male percentage (52.6 percent), followed by North Dakota (51.3 percent).
