What is the population of the USA?
The United States is a country of many different groups of people.
The US Census Bureau estimated the US population on 1 January 2023 at 334.2 million people. The US population continues to grow and is expected to reach over 370m million by 2050.
Percentage population by ethnic group
At the 2022 US Census (based on July 1, 2022), the percentage population by ethnic group was:
- white - 75.5% (including 19.1% of Americans identifying as Hispanic or Latino*)
- black or African American – 13.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native – 1.3%
- Asian – 6.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander – 0.3%
- Two or more races – 3.0%
*The US Census states that Hispanic or Latino refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. This means that those who identify as Hispanic, or Latino will be found in the groups above. Around 19.1% of Americans identified as Hispanic in 2023.
Trends in the US population
The US population is growing steadily year-on-year. Going forward, the US Census Bureau predicts that the balance of different racial groups will change considerably by 2060.
In 2020, the US Census Bureau estimated the following:
- non-Hispanic white American population would fall to about 44.3% of the total US population.
- Hispanic Americans population would increase to about 27.5%
- by 2060, the total population would include
- 15% black Americans
- 8.2% Asian Americans
- 1.5% Native and Pacific Island Americans