the non-hispanic white percentage (63% in 2012) tends to decrease every year, and this sub-group is expected to become a plurality of the overall u.s. population after the year 2043. white americans overall (non-hispanic whites together with white hispanics) are projected to continue as the majority, at 73.1% (or 303 million out of 420 million) in 2050, from currently 77.1%.