The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's race or sex in many of its farm ...

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since ...

New data also shows how the population of children is going down, while the population of elderly Americans is rising.

Racial categories, which have been included on every U.S. census since the first one in 1790, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times. It was not until ...

US census changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity Under the revisions, Hispanic or Latino is listed as one race/ethnicity category and a new one will be created for people of ...

For Leani García Torres, none of the boxes really fit. In 2010, she answered U.S. census questions for the first time on her own as an adult. Is she of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? That ...

The U.S. Census Bureau will have new categories for race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years, directly affecting people who identify as Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern and North African.

According to the U.S. Census, which recorded its most detailed race and ethnicity data in 2020, America has 3.5 million Middle Eastern or North African residents.

We explain what the next census could look like. By K.K. Rebecca Lai [This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here.] In light of the Biden administration’s proposed ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time in 27 years, the US government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count ...