The U.S. population will rise by 72 million people over the next 30 years—to 335 million in 2025. More of us will live in the South and West, be elderly, and have Hispanic or Asian¹ roots.

• The South and West will add 59 million residents by 2025—82 percent of the projected growth between 1995 and 2025—with more than 30 million people added to just three states: California, Texas and Florida.
• Also by 2025, the population 65 years and older will rise by 28 million people—39 percent of the projected growth—and bring to 27 the number of states where a fifth or more of their people will be elderly. Only Florida is close to that level today.
• The Hispanic and Asian populations will together gain 44 million people and constitute 24 percent of the total population in 2025, up from 14 percent today. California, Texas, and Florida will gain 20 million Hispanics. (Note that Hispanics may be of any race.)

Putting these numbers in perspective, Census Bureau analyst Paul Campbell said, “Keep in mind that these are just projections. They come from projecting past trends into the future, and those trends can change—especially international migration, state-to-state movements, even births and deaths.”

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¹ Includes Pacific Islanders.