Infographic "Visualizing Development: Diverse Complexities"

The introductory text reads, It is often repeated that ‘the United States is becoming more diverse,’ a phrase that usually refers only to ethnic diversity and not to economic and religious diversity (which are also increasing and merit attention). From a developmental perspective, two other diversities are also important — age and region, as shown below. What are the implications for schools, colleges, employment, health care, and nursing homes in the notable differences in the ages of people of various groups? And are attitudes about immigration, or segregation, or multiracial identity affected by the ethnicity of one’s neighbors?

A graph titled The Changing Ethnic Makeup of the United States plots Age along the horizontal axis and Population in the U. S. along the vertical axis. The population of European Americans from below 5 years to 44 years is between 10,750,000 and 12,500,000. It increases to 15,250,000 until the age group 55 to 59 years that then decreases sharply to 100,000 by the 100 plus age group. The population of the Hispanic Americans shows a gradual decline from 5,000,000 people in the age group under 5 years to 2,500,000 people in the age group 50 to 54 years, and further to 100,000 people in the age group 100 plus. The population of African Americans is close to 2,500,000 people from the age group under 5 years to 55 to 59 years. It then declines to 100,000 people by the age group 100 plus years. Nearly 500,000 to 1,000,000 Native Americans/ Hawaiians from the age group under 5 years to 79 years reside in the U. S. The population, however, decreases to below 250,000 people from 80 to 100 plus years. The population of Asian Americans in the United States from below 5 years to 100 plus is less than 250,000, while that of Multiethnic groups is close to 250,000. All data are approximate.

A subheading reads, Regional Differences in Ethnicity across the United States. The following text reads, In the United States, there are regional as well as age differences in ethnicity. This map shows which counties have an ethnic population greater than the national average. Counties where more than one ethnicity or race is greater than the national average are shown as multiethnic. Areas for which data are unavailable are left unshaded.

A map shows the distribution of population in the United States, by ethnicity. White population is the majority in mostly the Northeast and Midwest. Hispanic/ Latinx population is more in the southern region, in and around Texas. Black/ African American population is the majority in most of the counties in the Southeast. American Indian/ Alaska Native population is more in the northern region, parts of the western half, and in Alaska. Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander is the majority in some counties in the eastern half. Asian population is the majority in some counties in the Northeast and Midwest. Multiethnic population is the majority in the western region, along the coastal belt, and in Alaska and Hawaii.