The New Generation Gap

The Population Reference Bureau recently released a compelling article, which outlines the changing demographic divide between older and younger age cohorts in the United States.

New population estimates indicate that in 2006, the U.S. minority population topped 100 million for the first time in U.S. history. But minorities are not evenly distributed across age groups. A substantial and growing proportion of young people are racial or ethnic minorities.

What are the policy implications for this demographic divide? And what are the projections for the years to come? Click here to read the full article by Mark Mather of PRB.