What is the United States’ largest minority group and are Hispanic Americans the country’s largest minority group?

Photo of author

Karen Hill

Hispanic Americans are not the country’s largest minority group, African Americans are.

But the Census Bureau projects that by the year 2005, Hispanic Americans will surpass African Americans as the country’s largest minority group. By the year 2050, Hispanic Americans are expected to account for one-fourth of the U.S. population.

Between 1980 and 1990, the Hispanic American community grew by 53 percent, almost five times faster than the rest of the U.S. population.

Related Posts

  1. What Is the Largest Minority Group In the United States and What Percentage Are African Americans?
  2. Is It True That Native Americans Are the Largest Minority In Both North and South Dakota?
  3. Why are Hispanics in the United States called “Hispanic Americans” but not “Spanish Americans”?
  4. How many Hispanic Americans marry outside their national group?
  5. What Is the Largest Church Group In the United States?
  6. Which major Spanish language TV networks in the United States are owned by Hispanic Americans?