More Older White People are dying in U.S. than are being born

Actually, at this point there are less white folks in the U.S. every day because of so many older white folks dying and young white folks not feeling safe enough or financially well off enough to be able to get married or to have kids. So, this likely will get worse because of present financial and cultural dynamics in the U.S. However, Hispanics are at a 2.2% growth rate and Asians are at a 2.9% growth rate now in the U.S.

1. White People Problems: Census Finds More Whites Are Dying Than Being Born
   

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   White People Problems: Census Finds More Whites Are Dying Than Being Born ... U.S. population is shifting to the Southwest, getting older, with more people ...

   
   

   White People Problems: Census Finds More Whites Are Dying Than Being Born

   
   

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   Philip Bump 4,993 Views Jun 13, 2013

   If you are the sort of person who is deeply worried about the shifting racial demographics of the United States (i.e., a racist), a bit of a reality check: It is partly your fault. Last year, for apparently the first time, more non-Hispanic white people died than were born. Other trends confirmed by the Census compilation of population estimates for the year 2012 were expected: the U.S. population is shifting to the Southwest, getting older, with more people moving to cities. But the point about white population decline was probably the most surprising.
   The Washington Post reports on what that shift looks like.
   

   Population estimates for 2012 released Thursday show what’s known as a natural decrease — a straightforward calculation of births minus deaths — of about 12,400 people among the nation’s 198 million non-Hispanic whites.
   
   Although the percentage is small, several demographers said they are not aware of another time in U.S. history — not even during the Depression or wars — when there was such shrinkage among the dominant racial group. No other group showed a similar falloff.

   Here's how it goes by racial group:
   

   The population of non-Hispanic whites nonetheless grew, thanks to 188,000 immigrants from Europe and Canada. Whites remains the country's largest ethnic group. But the fastest-growing ethnic group was Asians, which rose by 2.9 percent.
   Most states saw a net increase in the number of births over deaths — more in larger states. The two states that saw net declines in natural population rates were Maine and West Virginia, states not known for their ethnic diversity.
   

   Which, in turn, led to a slight increase in the national population.
   

   And as it grew, it also continued to get older. Note the yellow line in the graph below — it's population by age group for 2012. That it shifted slightly to the right of 2011 (which shifted slightly to the right of 2010) indicates that America is getting older. The average age of Americans is now 37.4 — up from 37.3.
   

   Between 2010 and 2012, nearly every state saw a net population increase, except Rhode Island. The largest growth rate was in North Dakota — thanks almost solely to the state's fracking boom.
   

   That's interesting, in part, because, again for the first time ever, rural areas are losing population. The Associated Press reports:
   

   Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates. …
   
   The new estimates, as of July 2012, show that would-be retirees are opting to stay put in urban areas near jobs. Recent weakness in the economy means some boomers have less savings than a decade ago to buy a vacation home in the countryside, which often becomes a full-time residence after retirement. Cities are also boosting urban living, a potential draw for boomers who may prefer to age closer to accessible health care.

   Looking at the 100 fastest-growing counties, you can see how that plays out. In eastern Montana and western North Dakota, counties sitting on the oil-rich Bakken shale formation have seen big growth. Otherwise, the counties are heavily in urban regions.
   
   While some data points are new, the overall trend remains the same. America is getting more urban, getting older, and getting less white. We now return you to our regular coverage of the push for new immigration reform policy in the United States Congress.
   

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   Philip Bump

   Topics: Race, Immigration, Census

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   White People Problems: Census Finds More Whites Are Dying Than Being Born 
   
   This actually makes complete sense to me. For example, people from harder economies to survive in do well here in the U.S. because there is less resistance to their success here than where they come from. However, for people who grew up in the U.S. during the 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s it is just the opposite. What they are used to is completely gone with the new dynamics. All their parents expectations for them are gone as well as their own. When things get harder than a culture is used to many just don't make it. This is what is happening to white people the last 6 or 7 years now. The old die because it is harder than before, the middle class sort of sputters along and the young don't get to go to college, get married or have a future because the old (1950 to 2007 world is possibly permanently gone now. So many many less people feel they can afford to get married or even have children that are white. This is just what is going on since around 2007 here in the U.S.