Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since ...

This map shows the racial and ethnic makeup of the entire United States, according to the 2020 census. Race and ethnicity across the nation. By John Keefe, Daniel Wolfe and Sergio Hernandez, CNN.

This map shows the racial and ethnic makeup of the entire United States, according to the 2020 census. Race and ethnicity across the nation. By John Keefe, Daniel Wolfe and Sergio Hernandez, CNN.

See also: “Infographic: Government Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data” by Farah Z. Ahmad and Jamal Hagler The U.S. decennial census is one of the nation’s most important government ...

New data also shows how the population of children is going down, while the population of elderly Americans is rising.

The New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said that his background doesn’t fit neatly into simple categories. Others say ...

The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African, ... What the 2020 census shows us about race and ethnicity in the U.S. right now ...

United States Census. Add Topic. ... age, sex, ethnicity and race. The U.S. Census Bureau has collected data on race since its first count in 1790 and on ethnicity since 1970.

In the end, for both the 2010 and 2020 counts, García Torres settled with checking off a box called "Some other race." And last year, so did Frank Alvarez of Los Angeles, who says when people ask ...

The first census in 1790 had only six questions, and counted males and females as free whites, other free persons, and slaves. From then until 1860--the last census before the Civil War--these ...