Census Categories Misrepresent the 'Street Race' of Latinos, Afro Latinos, Report Says For many Latinos filling out forms that ask for racial and ethnic identification can be daunting and ...

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.

US-born Indian Americans are increasingly embracing their Indian identity, with 86% in 2024 valuing their heritage, up from 70% in 2020, according to a report by the Carnegie Endowment for ...

News / Nation & World Census: People identify race in new ways The U.S. Census Bureau currently is getting public feedback about how it should tally responses from people into new race and ...

The way the US government classifies race and ethnicity is about to undergo the biggest change in almost 30 years — and that could alter our racial landscape.

The report shows that disparities in health coverage by race and Hispanic origin persist despite data showing that differences in the uninsured rate between White, non-Hispanic individuals under ...

Here’s a look at key trends from Thursday’s Census report that show which statistics rose and fell over the last decade.

According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, a growing number of U.S. residents find the current race and ethnicity categories on government forms confusing or they wish to see their own group ...

For them, ensuring that people know they can choose multiple ways to identify, including "Hispanic" as a race as well as "Black," is key as the federal government adopts the new categories. Many ...

In their report, the UCLA researchers propose adding a street or perceived race question to the census and for the census office to define its demographic parameters clearly.