Errol Musk — father of tech billionaire Elon Musk — recently spoke to CNN about white Americans becoming a minority. His outburst echoed what decades of data already show: the white population has been shrinking for generations, from declining birth rates to an aging demographic to its first recorded “absolute decline” in 2016. And for centuries, the fear of those dwindling numbers has fueled genocide, racist violence, and political chaos against Black folks — all due to their one fear: white depopulation.
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Errol sat down with CNN for its special “MisinfoNation: White Genocide,” where host Donie O’Sullivan pressed the South African businessman on projections showing that white people will become “for the first time in its history” a minority in the U.S. within the next two decades.
Errol emphasized keeping European traditions, and stressed that without the white population, America’s on its way back to the “jungle” — racist rhetoric used against Black folks for decades.
“That will be a very, very bad thing to happen,” Errol replied. “You want to see the U.S. go down? Why? You don’t like electric cars, and you don’t like technology? What is it, you want to go back to the jungle?”
When O’Sullivan stressed that White folks in South Africa “oppressed millions of Black people for decades,” Errol quickly grew irritated and flat-out rejected oppression during Apartheid, arguing that colonizers from Europe helped them grow by giving them work and feeding them.
“They grew from a tiny little group to a massive group, that’s not oppression that’s feeding them,” he argued. “We fed them for crying out loud. Enough with this nonsense.”
Insinuating that America is on its way “back to the jungle,” without White folks is insane. That said, the collapse he fears is already happening, per the stats. And perhaps, that’s really the fuel behind his frustration.
U.S. White Population on an Absolute Decline
According to the Association of Bay Area Governments, the nation’s White population growth has been declining since the 1960s. And, the White population has experienced an “absolute decline” for the very first time in 2016 — and is forecasted to continue further along these metrics.
The ongoing trend is driven by various factors, including an aging population, fewer births, and lower immigration. And according to Bookings, their decline is happening simultaneously alongside increasing ethnic groups. Census predicts that the U.S. will be “minority White” by 2045, with populations increasing in minority populations by 74 percent.
“The Census Bureau has projected that by 2044, the nation will be majority-minority — meaning more non-white than white — and these patterns are already well underway. We’re getting closer to that reality,” Rogelio Saenz, a professor of sociology and demography at the University of Texas, told Newsweek.
Multicultural Americans the Majority by 2050
Hispanic Americans are expected to show the most growth by 2050, according to The Hill, with a projected increase of 6 percent, while the White population is projected to decrease by 11 percent.
While Asian Americans are shown to have the highest population growth in the nation — currently at 24 million since 2023, doubling since 2000 — their growth is largely attributed to immigration, per the news outlet.
“The growth in Multicultural populations in the U.S. means these segments wield immense influence. Their desire for diverse perspectives and a deep understanding of their cultural identity by brands and organizations will be ever more critical in the future,” said Sudipti Kumar, director of multicultural Insights at Collage Group.
Black America on the Rise
The Black population in the U.S. has grown from 36.2 million in 2000 to an estimated 48.3 million in 2023 — a jump of roughly 33%. That growth isn’t accidental. It’s driven by higher birth rates, more immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, a rise in interracial marriages, and an increasing number of people identifying as Black alongside another race, per Pew Research Center.
Because of the genetic variance and ethnic diversity in the Black U.S. population — including single-race non-Hispanic, multiracial non-Hispanic, and Black Hispanic — the Black population has grown by more than 12 million since 2000, up from 36.2 million – a 33% increase over roughly two decades, per the research center.
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