U.S. population

In 2018, U.S. birthrates fell for nearly all racial and age groups, the CDC says. Here, mothers and babies attend a yoga class in Culver City, Calif., in March.

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U.S. Births Fell To A 32-Year Low In 2018; CDC Says Birthrate Is In Record Slump

1:51pm May 15, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"The birthrate is a barometer of despair," demographer Dowell Myers says. Not since 1986 has the U.S. seen so few babies born.

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Census Finds A More Diverse America, As Whites Lag Growth

9:25am June 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Asian and mixed-race people are the two fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population, the U.S. Census Bureau says. Non-Hispanic whites are the only group to see deaths outpace births.

The Census Bureau predicts shifts in the U.S. over the coming years, with a more diverse — and older — population.

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For U.S. Children, Minorities Will Be The Majority By 2020, Census Says

7:18pm March 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

America is heading toward the day when whites will no longer make up the majority of the population. And U.S. children will get there soon, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report.