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 ...

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 ...

A new study finds the genetic backgrounds of people in the U.S. are "highly complex" and may differ from their self-defined ...

18. Louisiana Diversity Index Score: 58.6% Louisiana ranks 18th on our list of the most diverse states in the US, a ranking which has decreased since 2010, when the state ranked 16th. In 2010, 55. ...

A large government study published Thursday shows more definitively than ever before that Americans’ self-reported race is a ...

The United States is regarded as a melting pot of various cultures and ethnicities, but where does its ethnic makeup stand today? After the 2020 census, the US Census Bureau reported that overall ...

The study used the United States Census and bridged-race NCHS estimates to determine age-standardized death rates. They assigned each county in the dataset a rurality level based on the United ...

The decision on new race and ethnicity classifications ... as well as reflecting their ancestors’ history in the United States. Byron Haskins, who identifies as African-American, told NBC ...

We speak with Michael Ezra, professor of American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University for insights on America’s changing times and demographics and what the future could hold ...

So, who is considered Hispanic in the United States today? How exactly do the federal government and others count the Hispanic population? And what role does race play in deciding who counts as ...