What year will Whites no longer be a majority in the U.S.?
Data Scavenger Hunt
Find answers to the following questions using the visual above:
Currently, what is the largest racial minority group in America?
In 1965, what percentage of all Americans were White?
If demographic trends continue, at some point, American will become (like California is now) minority-majority. In other words, Whites will still be the biggest group (plurality) but they will not longer be more than half of the population (majority). Approximately what year will the end of white majority America happen?
What American racial minority group grew the most between 1965 and the present?
Describe one trend from the chart above.
Big Brain Questions
Answer these questions by yourself using your brain and the links below:
List one thing the chart makes you wonder:
Explain one cause of the trend you identified from the visual above.
What is one consequence of this trend on the following areas: politics, economics, culture?
Describe how the trend illustrated in the visual above has impacted your own life and community.
My student, Esméralda, said that a direct consequence of the data in the chart was the election of Barack Obama and the election of Donald Trump. Explain how both those things could be true.
Write and Discuss
Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.
Act on your Learning
Use this Census bureau data to compare the demographics of your state with the national data from the visual above. Share what you learn with your classmates. Here is a guide to taking action.
Get Creative
Think about a day in the life of America-2055. Think about how life will be different then. Make a creative response to the data from the visual above. Here’s how a creative response works.
Learn More
Check out these 10 charts on the changing face of America. And check out this NPR story about changing race in America.
