POP3 Racial and ethnic composition: Percentage of U.S. children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2008 and projected 2009

POP3 Racial and ethnic composition: Percentage of U.S. children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2008 and projected 2009–2021

Race and Hispanic origin^a	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
White, non-Hispanic^b	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	63
Black, non-Hispanic^b	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
American Indian or Alaskan Native^b	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Asian or Pacific Islander^b	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Hispanic^d	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17
Race and Hispanic origin^a	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
White	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75
White, non-Hispanic^b	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50
Black	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Asian	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
All other races^c	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Hispanic^d	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27
^a For race and Hispanic-origin data in this table: In 1980 and 1990, following the 1977 OMB standards for collecting and presenting data on race, the decennial census asked respondents to choose one race from the following: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. The Census Bureau also offered an “Other” category. Beginning in 2000, following the 1997 OMB standards for collecting and presenting data on race, the decennial census asked respondents to choose one or more races from the following: White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. In addition, a “Some other race” category was included with OMB approval. Those who chose more than one race were classified as “Two or more races.” Except for the “All other races” category, all race groups discussed in this table from 2000 onward refer to people who indicated only one racial identity within the racial categories presented. (Those who were “Two or more races” were included in the “All other races” category, along with American Indians or Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders.) People who responded to the question on race by indicating only one race are referred to as the race-alone population. The use of the race-alone population in this table does not imply that it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. Data from 2000 onward are not directly comparable with data from earlier years. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected separately; Hispanics may be of any race.
^b Excludes persons in this race group who are of Hispanic origin.
^c Includes American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and all multiple race ("Two or more races").
^d Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
SOURCE: These data are available on the Census Bureau website at the Population Estimates or Projections site. The data for 1980 to 1989 are intercensal estimates and incorporate the 1980 and 1990 censuses as benchmarks. The 1990 to 1999 data are also intercensal estimates and incorporate the 1990 and 2000 censuses as benchmarks. The data for 2000 to 2008 are based on the population estimates released for July 1, 2008. The data for 2009 and beyond are derived from the national population projections released in August 2008.