Children Make Up Smallest-Ever Share Of U.S. Population; 53% Are Children Of Color

Children, who made up 40.4% of America’s total population in 1900 and 35.7% of the total population as recently as 1960, accounted for just 22.1% of the country’s total population in 2020 (about 73.1 million). This represents an all-time low for the population of those aged less than 18 years. "Children of color" represent a growing, majority share of the child population, making up 53% of the total population aged less than 18 years. "Children of color" are defined as anyone other than non-Hispanic Whites alone.

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