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Distribution of the child population in the U.S. from 2000 to 2021, by race and Hispanic origin

Characteristic	Hispanic	White	Black	American Indian and Alaska Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	Two or more races
2022	26%	48.8%	13.9%	0.8%	5.6%	0.2%	4.8%
2021	25.7%	49.4%	13.8%	0.8%	5.4%	0.2%	4.7%
2020	25.6%	49.7%	13.7%	0.8%	5.4%	0.2%	4.6%
2019	25.4%	49.9%	13.7%	0.8%	5.4%	0.2%	4.5%
2018	25.2%	50.3%	13.7%	0.8%	5.3%	0.2%	4.4%
2017	25%	50.7%	13.7%	0.8%	5.2%	0.2%	4.4%
2016	24.8%	51.1%	13.7%	0.8%	5.1%	0.2%	4.3%
2015	24.5%	51.5%	13.8%	0.9%	5%	0.2%	4.2%
2014	24.3%	52%	13.8%	0.9%	4.8%	0.2%	4.1%
2013	24%	52.4%	13.8%	0.9%	4.7%	0.2%	4%
2012	23.8%	52.8%	13.9%	0.9%	4.6%	0.2%	3.9%
2011	23.5%	53.2%	14%	0.9%	4.5%	0.2%	3.8%
2010	23.2%	53.7%	14.1%	0.9%	4.4%	0.2%	3.7%
2009	22.7%	54.3%	14.2%	0.9%	4.3%	0.2%	3.5%
2008	22.1%	55%	14.3%	0.9%	4.2%	0.2%	3.3%
2007	21.5%	55.8%	14.4%	0.9%	4.1%	0.2%	3.2%
2006	20.8%	56.6%	14.5%	0.9%	4%	0.2%	3%
2005	20.1%	57.4%	14.5%	0.9%	3.9%	0.2%	2.9%
2004	19.5%	58.2%	14.6%	0.9%	3.8%	0.2%	2.7%
2003	18.9%	58.9%	14.7%	0.9%	3.7%	0.2%	2.6%
2002	18.3%	59.7%	14.8%	0.9%	3.7%	0.2%	2.5%
2001	17.8%	60.4%	14.8%	0.9%	3.6%	0.2%	2.3%
2000	17.2%	61.2%	14.8%	1%	3.5%	0.2%	2.2%

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2024

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Age group

0-17 years

Supplementary notes

All races are non-Hispanic
Data for some years has been sourced from outside the main report

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In 2021, about 48.8 percent of U.S. children were White, non-Hispanic; 26 percent were Hispanic; 13.9 percent were Black, non-Hispanic; and 5.6 percent were Asian, non-Hispanic. The share of Hispanic children in the United States has been steadily increasing since 2000.