Race and Ethnicity

In the News

More than 70 percent of today's baby boomers and seniors are white, and they grew up during a time when the nation's minority population was relatively small and consisted mainly of African Americans. By contrast, 40 percent of those under age 35 belong to minority groups. They have grown up during a period when racial mingling is the norm at school, work, social occasions and houses of worship.

March 14, 2013, William H. Frey, Phys.org

In the News

We still are a country that's kind of divided, and a lot of that fissure in the population tends to be based in race and age and ethnicity. There's kind of a dangerous result in this election when we see older whites moving in one direction and younger minorities moving in another direction.

January 21, 2013, William H. Frey

In the News

When the 2020 Census comes around, we’re going to have a majority-minority child population.

December 13, 2012, William H. Frey, New York Times

Expert Q & A | William H. Frey

America’s Changing Demographic Landscape: New Projections from the Census Bureau

December 13, 2012, William H. Frey

In the News

Our idea of what racial categories were in the past are changing. I think it's especially going to be changing for younger people as ... there's been an increase in mixed-race marriages, and that will eventually change the classic racial [categories].

September 27, 2012, William H. Frey, The Washington Examiner

In the News

I think it [the lack of minority support for Romney] really is an issue in 2012 as the country is becoming more diverse.

August 14, 2012, William H. Frey, National Public Radio

In the News

Advancement of our young people into middle-class jobs at all skill levels is essential to future economic growth. That growth is, in turn, essential to our country’s ability to provide opportunities and social supports. Absent these investments, we are looking at a society whose members will be fighting over pieces of a shrinking pie.

June 8, 2012, William H. Frey, Washington Post

In the News

I think people are more comfortable in identifying themselves, and their children, as mixed race. It’s much more socially acceptable, more mainstream, to say, ‘That’s what we want to identify them as.’… One out of six kids who used to be thought of as just black will now grow up thinking of themselves as white and black. This is a huge leap. This is a ray of hope that we’re finally moving into an era where this very sharp black-white divide is breaking apart.

April 26, 2012, William H. Frey, Washington Post

Expert Q & A

America's Future Defined by Diversity

December 20, 2011, William H. Frey

Expert Q & A

The Changing Face of America's Racial Diversity

March 25, 2011, William H. Frey