Half of American Population under age 17 will be either Hispanic or Asian or of 2 or more races by 2050.

“We are projecting that there will be more [Hispanic, Asian, Black and multiracial] children than white, non-Hispanic,” Ellis says. “That is partially because of the decline in overall children and fertility, and this is because women are having less children later in life.”

The study also found that all women are having children less frequently and later. Although white women are doing so at a faster rate, Hispanic women are delaying childbirth more than ever across all demographics. Latinas are now having their first child most frequently between the ages of 25 and 29 compared to two years ago when they tended to have their first child between 20 and 24 years old.

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