Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.

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 ...

The 2020 census results described a rapidly growing multiracial population in the United States, but two sociologists ... even if they identified with only one race. Similarly, those who ...

The United States' largest statistical agency said in a statement ... Advertisement Article continues below this ad “The 2020 Census race and ethnicity results reveal the complex way people identify ...

When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since ... themselves as a single race. The same multiracial ...

If you've ever filled out a demographic form (like the US Census), you've probably been asked about your race and ethnicity. You might even wonder exactly what those terms mean and how they differ.

Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem because his parents had to register there with the Roman authorities, who sought information on the population of their Empire. Roughly two millennia later, the ...

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 ...

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) ...

The United States' largest statistical agency said ... to the race question in 2020 than they did in 2010. “The 2020 Census race and ethnicity results reveal the complex way people identify ...