The U.S. Census Bureau and a growing number of states are starting to gather more detailed information about Americans’ race ...

The U.S. Census' new question combining race and ethnicity will allow respondents ... of the Black or African American ...

Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked ...

The quest for legibility has an especially troubling history in the United States. From the very first census in 1790, the national government began sorting residents by race. Distinctions between ...

The identity of America’s largest ethnic group has long seemed cut and dried. But new data is challenging the conventional ...

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 ...

The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced its plans to implement the revised race-ethnicity standards set forth by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Earlier this year, OMB finalized its ...

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 ...

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 ...