Millennials Surpass Baby Boomers In Population

Saturday, June 4th, 2022 -- 7:39 AM

U.S. Census data puts the number of millennials in the United States at roughly 72 million, surpassing Baby Boomers to make millennials America's most-populous generation.

While not as racially and ethnically diverse as the up-and-coming Generation Z, millennials are more diverse than the population as a whole, and increasingly so; according to the Pew Research Center, immigration is adding more numbers to the millennial population than it is to any other demographic group in the United States. The ascendance of the millennial population is happening in tandem with the decline of America’s majority white population. According to U.S. Census data, about four out of 10 people in the United States identify as non-white, a proportion that has been increasing for decades. But the period from 2010 to 2020 marked America's first-ever decade with both a decline in the white population proportion and a decline in absolute numbers. This means that all of the nation’s population growth over the past decade was attributed to racial and ethnic minorities. America’s overall shift away from a majority-white country is all but certain. The U.S. Census forecasts that the United States will be "minority white" in the year 2045 with a demographic makeup of: 49.7% whites, 24.6% Hispanics or Latinos, 13.1% Blacks, 7.9% Asians, and 3.8% multiracial populations. America’s up-and-coming generations will be the most diverse in the nation’s history. The data used in this analysis is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 ACS PUMS 5-Year Estimates. To determine the locations with the most diverse millennial populations, researchers at HireAHelper calculated a Simpson’s Diversity Index for the millennial population (aged 26–40 in 2020) using the demographic groups listed below.

The analysis found that Wisconsin has a DI score of 39.5% for its millennial population. Out of all states, Wisconsin has the 13th least diverse millennial population. Here is a summary of the data for Wisconsin: Diversity index: 39.5%, Hispanic or Latino: 98,103, White alone non-Hispanic: 907,449, Black or African American alone non-Hispanic: 87,956, American Indian and Alaska Native alone non-Hispanic: 8,499, Asian alone non-Hispanic: 50,477, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone non-Hispanic: 257, Some Other Race alone non-Hispanic: 1,575, Multiracial non-Hispanic: 26,652. For reference, here are the statistics for the entire United States: Diversity index: 62.8%, Hispanic or Latino: 14,683,791, White alone non-Hispanic: 39,345,611, Black or African American alone non-Hispanic: 9,452,537, American Indian and Alaska Native alone non-Hispanic: 466,138, Asian alone non-Hispanic: 4,827,317, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone non-Hispanic: 143,112, Some Other Race alone non-Hispanic: 218,701, Multiracial non-Hispanic: 1,957,067. For more information, a detailed methodology, and complete results,* you can find the original report on HireAHelper’s website: https://www.hireahelper.com/lifestyle/cities-with-the-most-diverse-millennial-population/.

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