The counties below are either currently minority-majority among those 20 or under or will soon tip to be minority-majority. They are grouped by state. These counties are in the South. If you would like to see counties in the West, go here. Counties in the South are here. All of the data below come from U.S. Census Bureau estimates from 2007.

The chart shows three categories of “minority majority status” for those in the county under 20 years of age. “2000” counties are those that were majority-minority at the time of the 2000 Census. “2007” designates counties that became majority-minority between 2000 and 2007. “Tipping” counties are those that are at least 40 percent minority among those 20 and under and where the minority population grew by at least 2.5 percent between 2000 and 2007.

KANSAS          
Minority Majority StatusCountyCounty Seat Under 20 Majority RaceUnder 20 Population 2007% Change White Youth 2000-07% Change Minority Youth 00-07% Minority Youth 2007% Black Youth 2007% Am. Ind. Youth 2007% Hispanic Youth 2007
           
2007Ford Dodge CityBi-Racial: WH-Hsp11,418-23.2%23.0%65.9%1.5%0.5%61.1%
TippingGrant UlyssesWhite 2,398-25.5%-4.2%52.8%0.3%1.0%50.8%
2000Seward LiberalHispanic 8,419-17.1%17.4%70.4%2.7%0.6%63.8%
NORTH DAKOTA          
Minority Majority StatusCountyCounty Seat Under 20 Majority RaceUnder 20 Population 2007% Change White Youth 2000-07% Change Minority Youth 00-07% Minority Youth 2007% Black Youth 2007% Am. Ind. Youth 2007% Hispanic Youth 2007
2007Benson Minnewaukan American Indian 2,584-17.5%1.6%71.7%0.3%68.2%1.9%
2000Rolette Rolla American Indian 5,042-10.0%-7.1%85.3%1.0%80.2%1.9%
2000Sioux Fort Yates American Indian 1,68041.2%-9.9%88.6%0.3%85.5%1.8%
NEBRASKA          
Minority Majority StatusCountyCounty Seat Under 20 Majority RaceUnder 20 Population 2007% Change White Youth 2000-07% Change Minority Youth 00-07% Minority Youth 2007% Black Youth 2007% Am. Ind. Youth 2007% Hispanic Youth 2007
2000Thurston PenderBi-Racial: Wh-AI2,760-15.1%1.3%73.7%1.8%63.6%5.8%
SOUTH DAKOTA          
Minority Majority StatusCountyCounty Seat Under 20 Majority RaceUnder 20 Population 2007% Change White Youth 2000-07% Change Minority Youth 00-07% Minority Youth 2007% Black Youth 2007% Am. Ind. Youth 2007% Hispanic Youth 2007
2000Bennett Martin American Indian 1,187-19.4%-15.1%76.2%0.3%68.5%2.4%
2000Buffalo Gannvalley American Indian 85318.8%-11.6%86.6%0.0%83.6%1.4%
2000Corson McIntosh American Indian 1,556-28.4%-1.1%82.1%0.3%75.9%3.0%
2000Dewey Timber Lake American Indian 2,3750.3%-6.9%85.3%0.3%79.7%3.3%
2007Jackson Kadoka American Indian 942-24.1%-16.1%67.5%0.0%64.4%1.1%
2000Mellette White River American Indian 703-11.5%-10.8%72.5%0.1%65.7%2.0%
2000Shannon Hot Springs American Indian 6,04348.5%-2.3%96.7%2.1%88.0%4.5%
2000Todd Winner American Indian 4,4741.5%4.2%93.9%1.1%87.4%3.4%
2000Ziebach Dupree American Indian 977-9.7%-13.3%85.8%0.0%82.0%1.5%
WISCONSIN          
Minority Majority StatusCountyCounty Seat Under 20 Majority RaceUnder 20 Population 2007% Change White Youth 2000-07% Change Minority Youth 00-07% Minority Youth 2007% Black Youth 2007% Am. Ind. Youth 2007% Hispanic Youth 2007
2000Menominee Keshena American Indian 1,75044.4%-9.4%96.3%1.5%86.9%6.5%

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