Why only one group of Americans is increasingly likely to have a third child
November 2, 2026
For decades, researchers have repeated a simple fact about income and family size: The higher the family income, the fewer children you have.
But in recent years, that trend has started to reverse; wealthier families are beginning to have more children than middle-class families. And a new analysis suggests that, in the United States, having a third child might be more than a sign of being wealthy.
