Hispanic Americans will constitute one quarter of the national population by the year 2060, according to U.S. Census Bureau projections published Thursday.
The current Latino population, which currently makes up about 1 in 5 Americans, is expected to continue growing for the next four decades, which means by the year 2060 more than 1 in 4 Americans will likely be Hispanic.
“In 2060, the non-Hispanic White alone population is projected to decline to 44.9% in the middle series, 42.7% in the high-immigration scenario, 46.6% in the low-immigration scenario, and to 50.7% in the zero-immigration scenario,” the Census report said.