If it seems like the distinctions between race and ethnicity are confusing, unsatisfying or unclear, you’re onto something.

Race vs. Ethnicity: Definitions and Differences Race and ethnicity are typically misunderstood, because many people simply don’t fit into neat categories offered on forms with checkboxes.

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years.

Improving federal data collection standards on race and ethnicity will be far from sufficient for equipping the health sector to meaningfully address health inequities.

The identity of America’s largest ethnic group has long seemed cut and dried. But new data is challenging the conventional wisdom.

A new report provides guidance to biomedical researchers on changing the way race and ethnicity are used in their work, outlining an approach that moves toward more thoughtful use of this data in ...

Humans are a diverse lot. And although we sometimes confuse ethnicity, race and nationality, they are not the same.

With more people conscious of racial inequities, it’s worth drilling down into what exactly ‘race’ and ‘ethnicity’ mean. How are they different, where do they overlap? And how do both ...

The New Proposal The latest overhaul would allow more race and ethnicity options for people to describe themselves than the 2020 census did.