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Nearly a Third Reporting Two or More Races Were Under 18 in 2020

The nation?s Multiracial population was the youngest of any race group, according to recently released 2020 Census demographic data.

Among those who reported Two or More Races (referred to in this story as Multiracial) 32.5% were under age 18 in 2020.

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Other populations with large shares of people under 18 included: Some Other Race alone (28.6%); Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (28.3%); American Indian and Alaska Native alone (27.1%); and the Black or African American alone population (24.7%).

The 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) provides a snapshot of the country?s race, sex and age composition.

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* How race was distributed by selected age categories
* What racial group had the highest median age
* The change in age by race: 2010-2020
* Comparing 2010 to 2020





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