---
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://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-piccorossi/"
url: "https://www.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.