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These 2020 census results break down people's race and ethnicity into details
offers a nuanced look at the racial and ethnic diversity of the United States. Forms for that last U.S. census not only let people check off multiple boxes to answer the race question but also ...
PBS1y
What the 2020 census shows us about race and ethnicity in the U.S. right now
The most detailed race and ethnicity data to date from the 2020 census was released Thursday more than three years after the once-a-decade head count, which determines political power, the ...
The New York Times1y
An American Puzzle: Fitting Race in a Box
Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how ... reshaping the ever-changing views of racial and ethnic identity in the United States. Over the centuries, the census has evolved ...
NBC Chicago1y
US census changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity
The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity ... disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census. Feeling out of the loop?
Los Angeles Times1y
The Census is changing its categories on race and ethnicity. Here’s what that means for Latinos
The U.S. Census Bureau will have new categories for race and ethnicity for the first time ... but the new approach will give us more detailed data about Latinos in terms of their origin ...
The Denver Post1y
US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census. Momentum for changing the race and ethnicity ...
Pew Research Center10d
Facts about Asians in the U.S.
The Asian American population is diverse. It consists of people with varied Asian origins, racial and ethnic identities, and ...
Fox News1y
Once-in-a-decade census detailing America’s race, ethnicity data finally released
The 2020 U.S. Census has finally released its most detailed findings on America's race and ethnicity ... of federal funding across America. The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify ...
PBS1y
U.S. Census changes how it identifies people by race and ethnicity, creates Middle Eastern category for first time
As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census. Momentum for changing the race and ethnicity ...
Center for Public Integrity1y
More states are pushing for race and ethnicity data equity
“The numbers of people of MENA descent are diluted and absorbed within other groups, rendering us ... Census with German, Irish and English under “white.” Miller said countless people in the state who ...
NBC Bay Area1y
US census changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity
As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census. Momentum for changing the race and ethnicity ...