People who identified as white alone (including Hispanic whites) numbered 204,277,273 or 61.6% of the population and Non-Latino whites made up 57.8% of the country's population. Īs of 2020, white people numbered 235,411,507 or 71% of the population, including people who identified as white in combination with another race. children under the age of 18 are members of ethnic minority groups. Population growth is fastest among minorities as a whole, and according to the Census Bureau's 2020 estimation, 50% of U.S. population grew by 1.6 million from 2018 to 2019, with 38% of growth from immigration. population to continue its rapid increase, with the foreign-born population doubling from almost 20 million in 1990 to over 45 million in 2015, representing one-third of the population increase. It is estimated to have reached the 200 million mark in 1967, and the 300 million mark on October 17, 2006. population almost quadrupled during the 20th century – at a growth rate of about 1.3% a year – from about 76 million in 1900 to 281 million in 2000.

The total fertility rate in the United States estimated for 2022 is 1.665 children per woman, which is below the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1. The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, below the world average annual rate of 0.9%. The United States is the third most populous country in the world. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands) as well as several minor island possessions. territories ( Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. This figure includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia but excludes the population of five unincorporated U.S. The United States had an official estimated resident population of 334,914,895 on July 1, 2023, according to the U.S.

(primary language at home) English 78.5%.

Samoan is an official language in American Samoa, Chamorro is an official language in Guam, Chamorro and Carolinian are official languages in the Northern Mariana Islands, and Spanish is an official language in Puerto Rico. Hawaiian is official in Hawaii, 20 Native languages are official in Alaska, and Sioux is official in South Dakota. English is designated official in 32 of 50 states (and in all 5 U.S. Population pyramid of the United States as of July 1, 2022

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