Instructions:

Please read the information below

carefully as you will be asked to
interpret the information in the next
slides at the end of the presentation.
Before you move forward, read the text
below for an overview of this study.
 United States History:
Always growing, always changing

Overview: American history is marked by continuous changes brought on through immigration.

American population has been mapped and traced for many years. The U.S. Census gathers a wealth of
demographic data, providing a basic sketch of the American population. This information allows scientist
to investigate American society.

In the following slides you will learn a brief history of the changes in migration trends in the United States
and how it has greatly impacted American demographics. By using General Social Survey (GSS) data, we
have summarized in pictures and graphs the continuous changes the United States. These changes have
been caused by shifting immigration trends and changing demographics, such that all ethnic groups have
had a spot on the spotlight in American history.
Key Points about immigration and change in
the United States:
• Different immigrant groups have made historic impacts in the U.S.

• Immigration has introduces constant changes such as new cultural

norms, values, and morals.

• Large cities in the United States have made large efforts to

accommodate immigrant groups.

• More immigrants are attending college in the U.S.

• Inter-ethnic families have been increasing over the last 10 decades.

Historically, the change of American culture is due to the fact that immigrants maintained their culture.
Immigrants became large pockets of the population that changed the local cultures. The timeline below is
an illustration of past demographic change due to immigration.

1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Now that you know immigration in the US, here are some
noteworthy points about immigration in Minnesota :

• The immigrants who have the greatest role in shaping Minnesota began arriving
in the 1800s. Germans, Swedes and Norwegians have dominated the population
of Minnesota since 1880.

• In 1860, 1/3 of the population (~33%) was foreign-born (an immigrant).

• In 1910, approximately 1/4 of the population (~25%) was foreign-born.

(Of these immigrants, 22% were from Sweden, 20% from Germany, & 19% from Norway)

• Since 1990, Asian and Black residents tripled, and Hispanic residents
quadrupled in MN

• Projections estimate that in the next couple of years nearly 1 in 6 children born
in the state will have at least one immigrant parent.
PLEASE READ: The bar graph below depicts the population in the United States per
decade by group. Collectively, this is what immigration change in the past looked like.

Graph 1: Foreign-born Percentage of Total

Populati on: 1910 to 2010
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Percentage of Foreign-Born

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A peek into the future…
The Washington DC committee on Race in America released its
latest report describing the influence immigrants will have on
American culture by the year 2026.

Projections indicate that in the next 10 years the U.S. will

experience change that will impact all Americans. Thus,
Americans should expect transformations to their cultural,
social and economic lifestyles.

Based on these projections and similar to the future timeline to

the right, it is expected that Whites will no longer be the 2015 2020 2025
majority in the United States by the year 2026.

Altogether, at this rate, the United States will look quite

different in 2026.

Minnesota will look different as well, see the next slide…

Consider the projected growth of the Latino, Black, and Asian population in
Minnesota, by 2040 how much of the general population will each ethnic group
constitute (in percentage)?
NOTE: Make sure all the estimated percentages add to 100%.

Whites 40 73 80
(Currently 73%)
Asian/Pacific Islander 05 11 30
(Currently 11%)
Black 01 09 25
(Currently 9%)

Latinos 01 07 20
(Currently 7%)