---
title: "Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions"
description: "The Census wants to address the mismatch between Americans' identity and the current categories presented on their questionnaires."
date: "2012-08-07"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2012/08/07/census-bureau-considers-changing-its-racehispanic-questions-2/"
categories:
  - "Hispanic/Latino Identity"
  - "Race & Ethnicity"
  - "Racial & Ethnic Identity"
---

# Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions

The Census wants to address the mismatch between Americans' identity and the current categories presented on their questionnaires. [Full Report: Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/08/07/census-bureau-considers-changing-its-racehispanic-questions/)