Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates for 2012, including a population decline in non-Hispanic whites. More specifically, for the first time ever the country’s dominant racial group experienced “a natural decrease — a straightforward calculation of births minus deaths.”
So What?
Demographers have been commenting on the likely population shift for some time. While the decline in non-white Hispanics last year was a first, it will soon be the norm.
What are the implications of this trend for your congregation’s ministry and mission? for your denomination?