White births continue to fall

Independent, UK - White births have fallen again in the U.S., as the total number of births also fell across the nation.  The nation’s number of white births fell from 52.6 percent in 2016 to 49.6 percent in 2024 - tipping below 50 percent, researchers at New York’s Hofstra University announced on Friday.

The country’s total number of annual live births also fell during the same period, dropping from 3.9 million to 3.6 million.   The findings signal what the researchers called a “major demographic transition,” and echoes previous data showing America’s fertility rate is on the decline.

“These shifts reflect declining fertility across most groups, contrasted with immigration trends and younger ages among Hispanic women that sustain overall birth rates,” the researchers wrote.