It is estimated that by 2040, the majority of all Americans will belong to groups that we now call "minorities."
Today, Boston is a "majority minority" city. More than 51 percent of the city's population is made up of Latinos, Blacks and Asians and three-quarters of children are minorities.*
Children's Hospital Boston's patients, families and staff reflect this new and culturally rich reality. In 2005, 70 percent of our inpatients from the Boston metropolitan area were Black/African American, Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander. As one of the top pediatric hospitals and the leading center of pediatric medical research in the world, Children's is a beacon for families of every imaginable race, ethnicity and religion.
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