---
"title": "Explaining Why Minority Births Now Outnumber White Births"
"description": "The nation’s racial and ethnic minority groups—especially Hispanics—are growing more rapidly than the non-Hispanic white population, fueled by both immigration and births. This trend has been taking place for decades, and one result is the Census Bureau’s announcement today that non-Hispanic whites now account for a minority of births in the U.S. for the first time."
"date": "2012-05-17"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Michael Piccorossi"
    "job_title": "Former Director, Digital Strategy"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/michael-piccorossi/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/race-and-ethnicity/2012/05/17/why-minority-births-now-outnumber-white-births/"
"categories":
  - "Birth Rate & Fertility"
  - "Race & Ethnicity"
---

# Explaining Why Minority Births Now Outnumber White Births

The nation’s racial and ethnic minority groups—especially Hispanics—are growing more rapidly than the non-Hispanic white population, fueled by both immigration and births. This trend has been taking place for decades, and one result is the Census Bureau’s announcement today that [non-Hispanic whites now account for a minority of births in the U.S.](http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12-90.html) for the first time.