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.

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.

The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African; Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade; and Chinese and Asian Indians were the ...

The United States has been collecting race and ethnicity data since the first census in 1790, but in 1977, it produced a policy that mandates a standard classification of collecting, keeping and ...

Story at a glance As the Biden administration mulls a series of proposed changes to race and ethnicity categories on the census and other federal surveys, many experts agree that the proposed ...

Only five states – Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon and Washington – have a category including Middle Eastern/North African or MENA. At least 25 states had pending bills or advocacy groups ...

News Proposed US census categories on race and ethnicity leave some Jews in a confusing place New Middle Eastern-North African category still isn’t specific enough to meet communities’ diverse ...

The way the US government classifies race and ethnicity is about to undergo the biggest change in almost 30 years — and that could alter our racial landscape.

Robert A. Hummer, Race and Ethnicity, Racism, and Population Health in the United States, Demography, Vol. 60, No. 3 (June 2023), pp. 633-657 ...

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 identities such as Irish, Jamaican, Arab and Salvadoran.

The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African; Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade; and Chinese and Asian Indians were the ...