Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.

The 276% increase largely happened because of a change in how people were classified by the U.S. Census Bureau rather than ...

The U.S. Census Bureau says improvements to the design of the 2020 census questions and the tabulating of answers led to an ...

When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States ... people identify their race and ethnicity in the 21st ...

The U.S. Census ... The United States' largest statistical agency said in a statement this week to The Associated Press that millions more people reported multiple responses to the race question ...

Two sociologists from Princeton University argue that the public was misled by 2020 census' multiracial boom findings.

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.

As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it should tally people into new race and ethnicity groups, the agency has released new research reflecting how U.S. residents from ...