Mass.’ Hispanic population is growing, while whites are declining. Experts explain why

Mass.’ Hispanic population is growing, while whites are declining. Experts explain why

Holyoke Chicopee Springfield Head Start President Janis Santos rides in a car waving the Puerto Rican flag at the Springfield Puerto Rican Parade. (Ed Cohen Photo) A new report shows that Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. are growing in numbers, while the nation’s non-Hispanic population is slowly falling, a trend that highlights the influence of immigration patterns on racial demographics.

Massachusetts is among a handful of states that saw a rise in its Hispanic population between 2022 and 2023, while the number of non-Hispanic residents fell, according to U.S. Census data .

In the Boston area — which encompasses communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire with an estimated 4.9 million residents — the Hispanic population grew by 16,664. In contrast, the non-Hispanic population fell by 511, the data show.

The Census Bureau’s newest report is part of a decades-long trend: America is slowly becoming more racially and ethnically diverse . It’s estimated by 2045, white Americans will become a racial minority in the U.S., according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution , a Washington D.C.-based research group.

One of the driving forces behind this trend is age, Phillip Granberry, a senior research associate at The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community […]

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