Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani poses out front of her office Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is announcing changes to how it ...

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who ...

It’ll be just one short answer on one government form, a few jots that figure to have only a limited impact on any individual’s day-to-day life. But for Neda Sasani, 44, merely having the chance to ...

Shaimaa Zayan, 40, says being perceived as a foreigner while having to check forms identifying as “white” is like being in the middle of two groups and not getting the benefits of either. Courtesy of ...

Middle Eastern and North African people in Nevada who are often misclassified as white or undercounted by state service providers will have a choice to self-identify for the first time under a new sub ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When the 2020 census results were released, ...

The U.S. census asked for more details about people's race and ethnicity in 2020 than ever before. New results show how many responded with... The latest set of 2020 census results, released Thursday, ...

Under the revisions, Hispanic or Latino is listed as one race/ethnicity category and a new one will be created for people of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. NBC Universal, Inc. For the ...

The latest set of 2020 census results, released Thursday, offers a nuanced look at the racial and ethnic diversity of the United States. Forms for that last U.S. Census not only let people check off ...