35.6% West Virginia 23.4% Arizona 135.9% Oklahoma 101.2% Florida 60.6% Massachusetts 34.7% Montana 19.0% Kentucky 135.3% Indiana 97.9% Illinois 60.6% Louisiana 32.6% Maine 1.1% Source: U.S. Census 1990 and 2000 Effects of immigration Demographics Woman at New Citizens Celebration, Seattle, Washington The Census Bureau estimates the US population will grow from 281 million in 2000 to 397 million in 2050 with immigration, but only to 328 million with no immigration. [ 79 ] A new report from the Pew Research Center projects that by 2050, non-Hispanic whites will account for 47% of the population, down from the 2005 figure of 67%. [ 80 ] Non-Hispanic whites made up 85% of the population in 1960. [ 81 ] It also foresees the Hispanic population rising from 14% in 2005 to 29% by 2050. [ 82 ] The Asian population is expected to more than triple by 2050. Overall, the Pew Report predicts the population of the United States will rise from 296 million in 2005 to 438 million in 2050, with 82% of the increase from immigrants. [ 83 ] In 35 of the country's 50 largest cities , non-Hispanic whites were at the last census or are predicted to be in the minority. [ 84 ] In California, non-Hispanic whites slipped from 80% of the state's population in 1970 to 42.3% in 2008. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] Immigrant segregation declined in the first half of the 20th century, but has been rising over the past few decades. This