How does the Racial Makeup of Gen Z Compare to Previous Generations?

Gen Z is the most racially diverse generation in the US, aside from younger Gen Alpha. They are the last generation in which the majority identifies as non-Hispanic white (51%).

A quarter of Gen Z (25%) identify as Hispanic, which is four percentage points more than millennials, and 3.9% identify as non-Hispanic multiracial, which is 1.7 percentage points more than millennials.

Between 0.7–0.8% of baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha identify as American Indian and Alaska Native alone. The percentage of Gen Z who identify as non-Hispanic Black or African American is the same as Gen Alpha and millennials at 14%. The percentage of Gen Z who identify as Asian (6%) is the same as Gen Alpha and lower than millennials and Gen X (7%).