For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who ...

The U.S. Census Bureau and a growing number of states are starting to gather more detailed information about Americans’ race and ethnicity, a change some advocates of the process say will allow ...

The U.S. Census Bureau is asking for public feedback about how it should tally responses from people into new race and ethnicity groups. Earlier this year, the U.S. government changed how it ...

When 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010.

2020 Census Housing Units The 2020 Census showed that on April 1, 2020, there were 140,498,736 housing units in the United States, up 6.7% from the 2010 Census.

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking feedback on its plan to implement the White House’s newly adopted statistical standards for race and ethnicity data collection for federal agencies in 2027.

Race, ethnicity, education, rural location, and socioeconomic vulnerability impact premature mortality in the United States. Despite increases in life expectancy, discrepancies exist among races ...

The US Census Bureau on Race vs. Ethnicity You might wonder why you’re asked about race and ethnicity when you complete the census, medical forms, and job applications.

It’s the Kleenex, dumpster or Speedo of race and ethnicity. However, by listing it as a potential response in 2020, the new census race question may have dragged English out of the background.

President Donald Trump is correct in seeking to exclude illegal immigrants from being counted in the census. Census numbers ...

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 ...