Questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately on forms will now be combined into a single question. That will give respondents the option to pick multiple categories at the ...

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 people ...

The U.S. Census' new question combining race and ethnicity will allow respondents ... of the Black or African American category as the United States' second-largest race, according to the U.S ...

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 ...

U.S. Census Bureau data on employment status by race and ethnicity reveals gaps between ... is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology ...

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 ...

The concepts of race, ethnicity and nationality are so intertwined ... For example, take two people born in the United States ...

Still, both race, which describes one’s physical characteristics, and ethnicity, which encompasses ... Yes. In the United States, for example, Asian Americans have often been considered, and ...

Now Mahdesian and others of mixed race may gain a ... of mixed-race people in the United States. Between 1960 and 1990, the number of interracial married couples ballooned from 150,000 to more than ...

(Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) 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 ...

The new race and ethnicity categories will be used by the Census Bureau starting in the 2027 American Community Survey -- the most comprehensive survey of U.S. life -- and the 2030 census, which ...