The counties below are either currently minority-majority among those under 20 years of age or will soon tip to be minority-majority. They are grouped by state. These counties are in the West. If you would like to see counties in the South, go here . Counties in the Midwest 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.
| ALASKA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2000 | Aleutians East Borough | Sand Point | AS Plur | 381 | 1.6% | -30.7% | 82.9% | 0.0% | 52.5% | 8.4% |
| 2000 | Aleutians West Census Area | WH Plur | 693 | -44.6% | -26.1% | 70.3% | 2.3% | 29.6% | 14.0% | |
| 2000 | Bethel Census Area | American Indian | 6,795 | 18.6% | -2.3% | 92.9% | 0.8% | 79.6% | 7.8% | |
| 2007 | Bristol Bay Borough | Naknek | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 275 | -32.8% | -36.8% | 57.5% | 0.7% | 52.4% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | Dillingham Census Area | American Indian | 1,724 | -4.3% | -15.0% | 88.4% | 0.2% | 78.5% | 2.4% | |
| 2000 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | King Salmon | American Indian | 519 | -11.1% | -33.7% | 84.6% | 0.0% | 71.9% | 1.9% |
| 2000 | Nome Census Area | American Indian | 3,432 | -9.7% | -6.4% | 90.0% | 0.3% | 83.5% | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | North Slope Borough | Barrow | American Indian | 2,434 | -46.0% | -18.5% | 94.5% | 0.5% | 71.1% | 10.2% |
| 2000 | Northwest Arctic Borough | Kotzebue | American Indian | 2,939 | 13.9% | -9.8% | 94.7% | 0.1% | 81.7% | 7.2% |
| Tipping | Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | White | 667 | -36.7% | -29.8% | 57.9% | 0.1% | 43.5% | 6.6% | |
| 2000 | Wade Hampton Census Area | American Indian | 3,443 | 38.9% | -2.7% | 97.8% | 0.3% | 86.8% | 8.4% | |
| 2007 | Yakutat City and Borough | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 170 | -17.1% | -35.6% | 65.9% | 0.0% | 48.2% | 0.6% | |
| 2000 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | American Indian | 1,789 | -17.3% | -30.4% | 81.3% | 0.3% | 73.1% | 2.7% | |
| ARIZONA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2000 | Apache | St. Johns | American Indian | 24,501 | -3.0% | -17.6% | 85.4% | 1.0% | 79.3% | 4.1% |
| 2000 | Navajo | Holbrook | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 37,041 | 3.0% | -3.5% | 66.0% | 1.0% | 52.6% | 10.7% |
| 2000 | Santa Cruz | Nogales | Hispanic | 14,611 | 8.4% | 3.9% | 90.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 89.3% |
| CALIFORNIA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2000 | Colusa | Colusa | Hispanic | 6,777 | -12.1% | 10.4% | 69.2% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 63.6% |
| Tipping | Glenn | Willows | White | 8,524 | -11.4% | 3.2% | 53.8% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 45.5% |
| 2000 | Madera | Madera | Hispanic | 44,872 | -11.9% | 23.9% | 72.4% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 65.8% |
| COLORADO | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| Tipping | Alamosa | Alamosa | White | 4,728 | -12.5% | 3.1% | 57.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 52.4% |
| 2000 | Conejos | Conejos | Hispanic | 2,412 | -11.4% | -22.6% | 58.8% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 56.6% |
| 2000 | Costilla | San Luis | Hispanic | 739 | -10.6% | -31.2% | 73.7% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 69.4% |
| Tipping | Lake | Leadville | White | 2,234 | -22.8% | 10.5% | 61.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 59.1% |
| IDAHO | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| Tipping | Clark | Dubois | White | 281 | -38.3% | -13.9% | 53.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 49.8% |
| MONTANA | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2000 | Big Horn | Hardin | American Indian | 4,490 | -21.3% | -5.0% | 80.6% | 1.0% | 70.4% | 5.3% |
| 2007 | Blaine | Chinook | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 2,060 | -22.9% | -15.1% | 63.6% | 0.2% | 58.8% | 1.7% |
| 2000 | Glacier | Cut Bank | American Indian | 4,550 | -19.1% | -6.7% | 76.1% | 1.4% | 67.9% | 3.8% |
| 2000 | Roosevelt | Wolf Point | American Indian | 3,518 | -27.2% | -6.2% | 78.8% | 0.4% | 72.5% | 2.6% |
| NEW MEXICO | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2007 | Chaves | Roswell | Bi-Racial: WH-Hsp | 18,775 | -16.7% | 1.1% | 66.0% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 60.9% |
| 2000 | Cibola | Grants | Tri-Racial | 7,965 | -8.0% | -7.5% | 83.6% | 0.9% | 47.9% | 33.1% |
| 2007 | Colfax | Raton | Bi-Racial: WH-Hsp | 3,223 | -18.0% | -19.3% | 61.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 58.5% |
| Tipping | Curry | Clovis | White | 15,039 | -16.7% | 15.8% | 60.0% | 9.5% | 0.6% | 43.0% |
| Tipping | Eddy | Carlsbad | White | 14,699 | -18.3% | -4.0% | 56.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 52.3% |
| 2000 | Grant | Silver City | Bi-Racial: WH-Hsp | 7,455 | -19.3% | -15.8% | 63.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 59.6% |
| 2000 | Guadalupe | Santa Rosa | Hispanic | 973 | -5.1% | -25.4% | 88.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 85.6% |
| 2000 | Hidalgo | Lordsburg | Hispanic | 1,417 | -36.1% | -27.6% | 68.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Lea | Lovington | Bi-Racial: WH-Hsp | 18,329 | -19.2% | 11.2% | 66.0% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 58.5% |
| 2000 | Luna | Deming | Hispanic | 8,077 | -6.3% | 0.7% | 80.1% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 77.1% |
| 2000 | McKinley | Gallup | American Indian | 24,639 | -24.0% | -19.8% | 93.5% | 1.1% | 78.2% | 12.4% |
| 2000 | Mora | Mora | Hispanic | 1,195 | -9.1% | -24.8% | 86.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 84.9% |
| 2000 | Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | Hispanic | 12,011 | -5.9% | -7.4% | 92.4% | 0.3% | 15.3% | 75.8% |
| Tipping | Roosevelt | Portales | White | 6,151 | -6.6% | 11.6% | 51.7% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 45.7% |
| 2000 | San Juan | Aztec | Bi-Racial: Wh-AI | 37,500 | -14.9% | -5.0% | 65.5% | 1.3% | 40.7% | 21.1% |
| 2000 | San Miguel | Las Vegas | Hispanic | 7,850 | -16.4% | -17.1% | 87.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 82.9% |
| 2000 | Socorro | Socorro | Bi-Racial: WH-Hsp | 5,159 | -13.7% | -12.2% | 73.1% | 0.9% | 15.0% | 53.8% |
| 2000 | Taos | Taos | Hispanic | 7,259 | 4.0% | -13.6% | 73.7% | 0.5% | 7.5% | 63.8% |
| Tipping | Torrance | Estancia | White | 4,464 | -24.0% | -14.8% | 51.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 45.4% |
| UTAH | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2000 | San Juan | Monticello | American Indian | 5,244 | -14.6% | -15.3% | 66.4% | 1.2% | 58.0% | 4.8% |
| WASHINGTON | ||||||||||
| Minority Majority Status | County | County Seat | Under 20 Majority Race | Under 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 |
| 2007 | Adams | Ritzville | Hispanic | 6,247 | -20.0% | 15.4% | 69.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 67.2% |
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