The US , Grew More Diverse , Over the Past Decade.br 2020 U.S. Census data reveals the most br diverse population in the history of the country.br The Asian population in the br U.S. increased by 35 percent during br the ten years between the censuses.br The Hispanic population br grew by 23 percent br during the same period.br Overall, the number of people who identify as br multi-racial increased by a striking 276 percent...br ... from nine million to 33.8 million.br [The U.S. is] much more multiracial and much more racially and ethnically diverse than what we measured in br the past, Nicholas Jones, Census Bureau’s Population Division, via 'The Washington Post'.br For the first time since 1790, the census reported a shrink in the number of people who only identify as white...br ... from 223.6 million ten years ago, br to 204.3 million in 2020.br The percentage of white br people fell from 63.7 to 57.8. .br Twenty years ago if you told people this was going to be the case, they wouldn’t have believed you, Nicholas Jones, Census Bureau’s Population Division, via 'The Washington Post'.br The country is changing dramatically, Nicholas Jones, Census Bureau’s Population Division, via 'The Washington Post'.br Researchers with the Brookings Institute br say that declining birthrates and the br opioid epidemic likely factor into the shift.br The overall growth of population in the U.S. br during the 10 years between the census was br 7.