The U.S. population is more multiracial than ever before, according to newly released 2020 Census Bureau data. People of color represented 43% of the total U.S. population in 2020. That is up from 34% in 2010.
The percentage of non-Hispanic whites has dropped in that time, marking the largest decrease of any race or ethnicity. Non-Hispanic whites dropped to 57% of the U.S. population in 2020; in 2010, the category accounted for 63% of the population.
The number of Americans who identified as Hispanic or Latino or as multiracial posted the most growth. In California, the Hispanic and Latino population has for the first time become the largest racial or ethnic group in the state. In California for 2020, the Hispanic or Latino community comprised 39.4% of the population compared to 34.7% of the non-Hispanic white population in the state.
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