Latino, Asian and black people are the fastest growing segment of the older population in the United States. The number of older minorities is projected to increase five hundred per cent from about 6.4 million in 2003 to 34.7 million in 2050. Asians and Hispanics tend to have higher life expectancies at older ages: At age 65 Asian and Hispanic men are expected to live about 19 more years, two years longer than white men; at age 65 Asian and Hispanic women are expected to live about 23 more years, three years longer than white women.
