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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

From 2010 and 2020, respondents began checking the "Some Other Race" category 129% more, surpassing the use of the Black or African American category as the United States' second-largest race ...

As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it should tally people into new race and ethnicity groups, the agency has released new research reflecting how U.S. residents from ...

Debate over the new category underscores what some demographers have called a silent explosion in the number of mixed-race people in the United States. Between 1960 and 1990, the number of interracial ...

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 ...

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 ...