{"id":441538,"date":"2026-01-31T21:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/441538\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:07:10","slug":"minority-births-make-up-the-majority-in-the-us-for-the-first-time-new-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/441538\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority births make up the majority in the US for the first time, new study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">A major demographic shift is underway in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">White births in the country have fallen below 50% for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">That&#8217;s among the findings in a new study published Friday by professors from the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One of those researchers, Dr. Amos Grunebaum, calls it a historic milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Minority women were now the majority&#8230; the majority of births in the United States for the first time,&#8221; Grunebaum said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The study analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data on 33 million births in the U.S., tracking trends by the mother&#8217;s race and ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It revealed white births at 49.6%, while all other groups taken together, including Hispanic, Black and Asian, made up 50.4% of all births.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18510251_013026-wabc-birth-graphic-img.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The analysis also offered an explanation for the shifting demographics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Among Hispanic women, they have children usually at an earlier age and they have more children than white women,&#8221; Grunebaum said. &#8220;White women usually delay childbirth. It is a known fact and they have less children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Coupled with well-documented disparities when it comes to maternal health for minority women and children, Grunebaum says these findings aren&#8217;t just statistics. He says current efforts to restrict immigration and cut Medicaid hurt the very women keeping American births alive and growing the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;If you really want to increase birth, if you want to have more babies, as this government has repeatedly said they want to, then we need to address these issues,&#8221; Grunebaum said.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major demographic shift is underway in the United States. 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