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Title: America’s Changing Population What to Expect in the 2020 Census
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Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: This Bulletin provides a preview of 2020 Census results— identified through data from surveys, population estimates, and projections—and an overview of key population and housing trends that will shape the United States in 2020 and beyond. Among the key findings: • The U.S. population is on track to grow at the slowest rate since the 1930s, which could have wide-ranging impacts on the labor supply and the demand for goods and services, including new homes, over the coming years. • As the U.S. population continues to shift to the South and West, states in those regions are expected to gain congressional seats at the expense of states in the Northeast and Midwest. • More than half of U.S. counties have experienced net population loss since 2010, with more than 550 counties losing at least 5 percent of their residents. • The percentage of U.S. residents ages 65 and older is increasing at the fastest pace in U.S. history, with significant implications for public spending on programs for older adults. • Children are at the forefront of racial/ethnic change in the United States, creating a diversity gap among generations. • Fewer households are being established, due in part to the growing share of young adults who still live with their parents. • A growing divide in home-ownership rates between whites and blacks is increasing the wealth gap between racial/ethnic groups. Many of these trends will have immediate implications for public spending, nonprofit planning, and business decision making. Other trends are reshaping the composition of our population and households in ways that will continue to unfold for decades to come. The census is our best—and only—source of accurate population and housing counts for the nation, states, and small geographic areas, enabling communities, government, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to adapt to the challenges ahead.
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Authors: Mather, Mark; Jacobsen, Linda, A; Jarosz, Beth; Kilduff, Lillian; Lee, Amanda; Pollard, Kelvin, M; Scommegna, Paola; Vanorman, Alicia
Publisher: Population Reference Bureau
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Aging and Retirement, Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Methodology and Data Collection, Population Data Science, Race and Ethnicity
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