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 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.

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, the first revision in 27 years Federal officials believe the effort will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of ...

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.

Some Afro-Latinos feel that combining the race and ethnicity questions will reduce their numbers and representation in the data, though previous research by the U.S. Census Bureau did not find ...

As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census. Momentum for changing the race and ethnicity categories ...

Story at a glance The 2030 U.S. Census will include new race and ethnicity checkboxes for Hispanic people and people of Middle Eastern and North African descent, the Office of Management and ...

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years. By MIKE SCHNEIDER The Associated Press,Updated March 28, 2024, 12:29 p.m.

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. The goal is to more accurately count residents, including those who identify as Hisp… ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — 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 ...