They did it.
At some 73 million, the millennial generation is now America’s largest living group, bolstered by the nation’s long immigration surge.
According to the latest Pew Research Center report millennials, age 22-37, will also keep their population steady, reaching 74 million in 2050, again likely aided by immigration.
“By 2019, millennials are projected to number 73 million, overtaking Baby Boomers as the largest living adult generation. Although a greater number of births underlie the Baby Boom generation, Millennials will outnumber Boomers in part because immigration has been boosting their numbers,” said the report.
With big and increasing numbers, millennials, Generation X, and Generation Z — or the huge population of anybody 53 or younger — are also the biggest voting bloc, changing how America deals with politics and issues.
“As of November 2018, nearly six-in-ten adults eligible to vote (59 percent) were from one of these three generations, with Boomers and older generations making up the other 41 percent,” said Pew.
