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This group has America’s biggest families — in a stunning reversal from the past, study finds

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DeTurris, D. (2026, November 3). This group has America’s biggest families — in a stunning reversal from the past, study finds. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/this-group-has-americas-biggest-families-study-reveals-stunning-reversal/

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A new study reveals that America's wealthiest 1% are now more likely than any other income bracket to have three or more children, reversing long-standing demographic trends where larger families were common among lower-income groups. The report by the Economic Security Project finds that about half of those in the top 1% have at least three kids, compared to 40% for the rest of US households. This shift comes as many Americans desire larger families but face financial constraints; raising a child costs around $300,000 and often exceeds what typical middle-class families can afford.

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As of November 3, 2026, America’s richest families are now the most likely to have more than two kids, according to a recent analysis by the Economic Security Project. About half of the top 1% of earners, who make at least $660,000 annually, have three or more children, compared to 40% of other US households. This trend marks a significant shift from previous decades when richer women were less likely to have larger families.

The average cost of raising a child in the U.S. is $300,000, which can be prohibitive for median-income families earning $87,000 per year. However, for the wealthiest 1%, with net worths starting at $13.7 million, this expense becomes relatively insignificant.

Mike Konczal, vice president of the think tank behind the analysis, noted that for many, raising additional children is a significant financial burden: "A third kid is a much harder accounting problem." This reversal in demographic trends highlights how wealth can mitigate the economic challenges associated with larger families.

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But for the top 1%, who earn at least $660,000 annually, that figure is a lot less prohibitive. Include the net worth for these folks — at least $13.7 million — and it becomes a rounding error.

left emphasizes wealth disparity in child-rearing costs

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America’s richest families are now the most likely to have more than two kids, according to a new report — flipping decades of demographics on their head. uncertain

families → have → head

About half of the 1% richest Americans have three or more kids — the highest portion of any tax bracket, according to a recent analysis of the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances. uncertain

half → have → Finances

That’s compared to 40% of the rest of US households that have three or more kids, according to an analysis by left-leaning nonprofit Economic Security Project found. uncertain

that → compare → Project

The average cost of raising a child in the US is $300,000 — and that doesn’t include college tuition. asserted

that → raise → tuition

That means an extra kid could take years to afford for the median US family, which makes $87,000 a year. uncertain

which → mean → 87,000

But for the top 1%, who earn at least $660,000 annually, that figure is a lot less prohibitive. asserted

figure → earn → 660,000

Include the net worth for these folks — at least $13.7 million — and it becomes a rounding error. asserted

it → include → folks

Mike Konczal, vice president of the think tank that carried out the analysis, told the Washington Post that for many, the cost of children “is a huge concentrated expense. asserted

cost → carry → children

“A third kid is a much harder accounting problem,” Konczal told the outlet. asserted

Konczal → tell → outlet

The news represents a reversal of longtime demographic trends in which the number of kids in households grew as families moved farther down the socio-economic ladder. asserted

families → represent → ladder

A 2018 study focusing on white mothers carried out by researchers at San Francisco State University and Tel Aviv University found that in 1980, the richer the woman, the less likely she was to have more children. asserted

she → focus → children

But 30 years later, the rich tended toward being more likely to have three children, as did poorer women, while middle-class moms typically had only two. asserted

moms → tend → two

The analysis’s conclusion comes as many Americans say that they want to have more children. asserted

they → come → children

Around 42% of Americans say they’d ideally like to have three or more children, according to a Gallup poll from 2025, with data showing they want an average of 2.7 offspring. uncertain

they → say → offspring

Elliot Haspel, senior fellow at family policy think tank Capita, told The Washington Post that the cost is almost certainly to blame. asserted

cost → tell → Post

“[P]arents or couples are not having the number of children that they want — not due to an inability to conceive but due to the fact that they can’t afford it,” Elliot Haspel said. asserted

Haspel → have → it

This group has America’s biggest families — in a stunning reversal from the past, study finds

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