Majority-minority state

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US states and districts in which whites are outnumbered by non-whites

Majority-minority state is a term used to describe a U.S. state in which a majority of the state's population differs from the national majority population, in this case defined as whites excluding citizens who self-identify as of Hispanic ethnicity and white race, but not excluding other groups sometimes termed as minority groups, such as religious groups, the disabled, the elderly, or women. Hawaii has long been such a state, but more recently New Mexico, California, and Texas<ref>Minority population surging in Texas</ref> have entered the category. The District of Columbia has long had a majority African-American population. Also, all of America's major territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Marianas Islands, and American Samoa) are all minority-majority areas.

The Census Bureau in 2005 found that 691,387 - of Hawaii's 1,275,194 residents were non-hispanic Asians.<ref>Hawaii 2005 population</ref> They found that 28,570,454 - 79.07% - of California's 36,132,147 residents were white.<ref>California 2005 population</ref> Similarly, 19,233,540 - 84.14% - of Texas's 22,859,968 residents were white,<ref>Texas 2005 population</ref> and 1,655,573 - 85.85% - of New Mexico's 1,928,384 residents were white,<ref>New Mexico 2005 population</ref>

In August of 2006, news reports said the United States Census reported that the percentage of white residents had fallen below 60% in Maryland, Georgia and Nevada.<ref>Report: Diversity growing in nearly every state</ref>