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The 'Browning' of the U.S. Working Class
People of color will be a majority in the American working class by 2032, according to a new analysis.
People of color in the U.S. will outnumber whites by 2043, but another important demographic milestone is due even sooner. By 2032, America’s working class will become majority-minority, with whites making up less than half of the total share, according to a new report.
Economic Policy Institute’s Valerie Wilson estimates that shift based on historical economic and demographic trends over the past 20 years in a new analysis. Here’s a graph illustrating the main finding: