Pew Research Center21d
Key facts about the U.S. Black population
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%) ...
Newsday28d
Census officials defend the method that led to an increase in the count of multiracial people
The U.S. Census ... The United States' largest statistical agency said in a statement this week to The Associated Press that millions more people reported multiple responses to the race question ...
Detroit News1mon
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States ... people identify their race and ethnicity in the 21st ...
Robert Santos decides to resign as US Census Bureau director midway through a 5-year term
Robert Santos, who emphasized inclusivity and outreach to overlooked communities, has decided to resign as director of the ...
Newsweek28d
'Public Was Misled' by 2020 Census' Multiracial Boom Results, Researchers
The 2020 census results described a rapidly growing multiracial population in the United States ... The federal government is revising its race and ethnicity categories, merging the questions ...
Pew Research Center22d
Facts About the U.S. Black Population
The racial and ethnic categories used in census data have changed over time ... population of Americans who self-identify as Black in the United States. This includes those who say their race is only ...