Population by race in the U.S. 2024| ��ƽ��

Resident population of the United States in July 2000 and July 2024, by race (in millions)

Characteristic	2000	2024
Two or more races	3.96	10.71
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.47	0.94
American Indian and Alaska Native	2.68	4.74
Asian	10.71	22.83
Black or African American	35.81	46.61
White	228.53	254.28

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June 2025

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United States

Survey time period

July 2000 to July 2024

Supplementary notes

Figures include people of Hispanic ethnicity within various racial categories.

Figures are rounded.

Data prior to 2020 can be found .

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In 2024, white Americans remained the largest racial group in the United States, numbering just over 254 million. Black Americans followed at nearly 47 million, with Asians totaling around 23 million. Hispanic residents, of any race, constituted the nation’s largest ethnic minority. Despite falling fertility, the U.S. population continues to edge upward and is expected to reach 342 million in 2025.

International migrations driving population growth

The United States’s population growth now hinges on immigration. Fertility rates have long been in decline, falling well below the replacement rate of 2.1. On the other hand, international migration stepped in to add some 2.8 million new arrivals to the national total that year.

Changing demographics and migration patterns

Looking ahead, the U.S. population is projected to grow increasingly diverse. By 2060, the Hispanic population is expected to grow to 27 percent of the total population. Likewise, African Americans will remain the largest racial minority at just under 15 percent.