In 2011, for the first time in United States history, non-Hispanic whites accounted for under half of the births in the country, with 49.6% of total births. Over 50% of children under age one are minorities. Between 2015 and 2016 for the first time in American history, the population of non-Hispanic whites declined by .005% (absolute decline more than 9,000 whites) and then declined by .016% (-31,000 whites) between 2016 and 2017 to a historic low of 60.7%. Between 2042 and 2045, the United States is projected to be a majority-minority nation and by 2060 the white population will decline by roughly 16.1 million.

Non-Hispanic White Population by U.S. County

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U.S. Non-Hispanic White Population by County (2017)

U.S. Counties with the highest percentages of Non-Hispanic White Americans:

1. Jackson County (Kentucky) – 97,9

2. Lewis County (Kentucky) – 97,9

3. Holmes County (Ohio) – 97,9

4. Garfield County (Nebraska) – 97,9

5. Lincoln County (West Virginia) – 97,8

6. Keya Paha County (Nebraska) – 97,7

7. Boone County (West Virginia) – 97,7

8. Magoffin County (Kentucky) – 97,6

9. Tyler County (West Virginia) – 97,6

10. McPherson County (Nebraska) – 97,6

11. Leslie County (Kentucky) – 97,6

12. Dickenson County (Virginia) – 97,6

13. Ritchie County (West Virginia) – 97,5

14. Clay County (West Virginia) – 97,5

15. Letcher County (Kentucky) – 97,5

16. Osage County (Missouri) – 97,5

17. Wayne County (West Virginia) – 97,4

18. Calhoun County (Illinois) – 97,4

19. Grant County (Nebraska) – 97,4

20. Wolfe County (Kentucky) – 97,4

U.S. Counties with the lowest percentages of Non-Hispanic White Americans:

1. Maverick County (Texas) – 2,8

2. Starr County (Texas) – 3,3

3. Webb County (Texas) – 3,5

4. Kusilvak Census Area (Alaska) – 3,6

5. Oglala Lakota County (South Dakota) – 4,5

6. Zapata County (Texas) – 4,9

7. Zavala County (Texas) – 5,1

8. Jim Hogg County (Texas) – 5,6

9. Hidalgo County (Texas) – 6,2

10. Brooks County (Texas) – 7,0

11. Todd County (South Dakota) – 8,2

12. McKinley County (New Mexico) – 8,6

13. Duval County (Texas) – 8,7

14. Willacy County (Texas) – 8,9

15. Cameron County (Texas) – 8,9

16. Bronx County (New York) – 9,2

17. Bethel Census Area (Alaska) – 9,8

18. Aleutians East Borough (Alaska) – 9,9

19. Clayton County (Georgia) – 10,1

20. Dimmit County (Texas) – 10,5

The mean center of white population for the U.S.

Monroe County – Illinois (1990-1993)

St. Louis County – Missouri (1994-1995)

Jefferson County – Missouri (1996-1999)

Monroe County – Illinois (2000-2004)

Jefferson County – Missouri (2005-2017)

Alex Egoshin

Data: Census Bureau

Source: www.vividmaps.com

Related post:

– U.S. Population Density (1990 – 2017)

– U.S. Hispanic Population by County (1990 – 2017)

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