A demographic turning point, and more

For the first time in U.S. history, there were more recorded deaths than births among white Americans in 2012.

A demographic turning point

For the first time in U.S. history, there were more recorded deaths than births among white Americans in 2012, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data. The difference was tiny—there were just 12,400 more deaths among non-Hispanic whites than births—but marked a demographic turning point, as the white population shrinks.

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