The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity, announced Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget, are the latest effort to label and define the people of the United States.

According to the U.S. Census, which recorded its most detailed race and ethnicity data in 2020, America has 3.5 million Middle Eastern or North African residents.

Racial and ethnic categories used by the U.S. government reflect their times. In 1820, the category “Free Colored People” was added to the decennial census to reflect the increase in free ...

If you’ve filled out a survey at any point in the last 25 years, chances are you were asked two questions about your race and ethnicity: Whether you are of Hispanic or Latino descent, and then ...

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.

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 ...

Confusing race and ethnicity Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a count of the U.S. population. Since 1790, this has included some sort of data on race and ethnicity.

Census race, ethnicity data detailed 3.5 million U.S. residents identify as Middle Eastern or North African in 2020 September 22, 2023 at 4:27 a.m. by MIKE SCHNEIDER The Associated Press ...