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Figure POP1: Number of children ages 0–17 in the United States, 1950–2023 and projected 2024–2050
NOTE: The Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release (DMS Project Numbers: P-6000042, P-7501659, and P-6000035; Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0086).
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.
Figure POP2: Children ages 0–17 and adults ages 65 and over as a percentage of the U.S. population, 1950–2023 and projected 2024–2050
NOTE: The Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release (DMS Project Numbers: P-6000042, P-7501659, and P-6000035; Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0086).
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.
Figure POP3: Percentage of children ages 0–17 in the United States by race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2023 and projected 2024–2050
NOTE: NH = non-Hispanic origin; AIAN = American Indian or Alaska Native; API = Asian or Pacific Islander; NHPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Each group represents the non-Hispanic population, with the exception of the Hispanic category itself. Race data from 2000 onward are not directly comparable with data from earlier years. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. The Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release (DMS Project Numbers: P-6000042, P-7501659, and P-6000035; Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0086).
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.
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