2020 Census Shows America Is More Racially Diverse

The data shows multiracial growth and a shrinking White population for the first time in the nation's history.

The new census data shows the U.S. is more diverse and multiracial than ever. However, the data collection done in 2020 has been the most challenging of any census year – counting the population in the middle of a pandemic and in the middle of an embattled political year in the U.S.  The data shows multiracial growth and a shrinking White population for the first time in the nation's history.  Dr. Maria Ilcheva at Florida International University said, "We see that level that indicates the direction in which the country is going."