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The diversity of the United States has increased dramatically over the last 20–30 years and will continue to change in the next 40 years. According to the US Census, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Asian Americans increased by 230%, American Indians by 139%, Hispanic Americans by 142%, and African Americans by 32%. In contrast, the Caucasian population increased by 11% (US Census Bureau 2000). Twelve percent of the US population is foreign born, and 11% native born, indicating that one in four people in the United States is a first or second-generation immigrant (US Census Bureau 2010). Projections by the US Census Bureau indicate that the Hispanic population will double from 2010 population levels by 2050, accounting for an increase in percentage from 2010 of 15%, from 16.3 to 31.3%, and the Asian population will increase by 79%. Also of note is that the biracial population is projected to double from 1.8 to 3.7%. The US population could be 50% minority and 50% White as early as 2040, assuming high net immigration or is projected to be 42% minority groups in 2050, assuming zero net growth in international migration (Ortman and Guarneri 2009).
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Lim, R.F. (2012). Cultural Competence. In: McQuistion, H., Sowers, W., Ranz, J., Feldman, J. (eds) Handbook of Community Psychiatry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3149-7_15
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