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Updated 8:36 PM ET, Thu August 12, 2021(CNN)The United States is more diverse and more multiracial than ever before, according to new 2020 Census data released on Thursday

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Updated 8:36 PM ET, Thu August 12, 2021
(CNN)The United States is more diverse and more multiracial than ever before, according to new 2020 Census data released on Thursday.

"Our analysis of the 2020 Census results show that the US population is much more multiracial, and more racially and ethnically diverse than what we measured in the past," said Nicholas Jones, the director and senior advisor of race and ethnic research and outreach in the US Census Bureau's population division.

People of color represented 43% of the total US population in 2020, up from 34% in 2010.
The non-Hispanic White share of the US population fell to 57% in 2020, shrinking by six percentage points since 2010, the largest decrease of any race or ethnicity. The share of those who identified as Hispanic or Latino or as multiracial grew the most.

The United States aged overall since 2010 and the population younger than 18 became more diverse

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The United States aged overall since 2010 and the population younger than 18 became more diverse. The adult population in the United States has grown from 237 million to 261 million during the last 10 years. The share of the adult-aged population has increased slightly, from 76% in 2010 to 78% in 2020.

 The share of the adult-aged population has increased slightly, from 76% in 2010 to 78% in 2020

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While the under-18 population decreased during the last decade, it is rapidly diversifying. Non-White US residents younger than 18 now make up 53% of the population among minors, up from 47% in 2010.
Non-Hispanic White Americans continue to be the most prevalent group in every state, except for in California, Hawaii and New Mexico, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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