Pew Report: A view of the nation’s future through kindergarten demographics

Today’s kindergartners offer a glimpse of tomorrow’s demographics. The number of states where at least one-in-five public school kindergartners are Latino has more than doubled since 2000, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data.

In 18 states and the District of Columbia, Latino children accounted for at least 20% of public school kindergarten students in 2017 (the most recent year available), up from eight states in 2000. However, only two states – Massachusetts and Nebraska – and the District have joined this list since 2010. This reflects the fact that Hispanic population growth has slowed over the past decade or so due to a declining number of births and a decrease in immigration, particularly from Mexico.

Read more: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/31/kindergarten-demographics-in-us/ft_19-08-30_kindergartendemographics_in-18-states-latino-children-account-for-20-percent-or-more-kindergartners/

Source: Pew Research Center

Author: Jens Manuel Krogstad