reportJan 18, 2024 Facts About the U.S. Black Population Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
reportSep 27, 2023 The Data on Women Leaders Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
reportMay 14, 2021 Black and Hispanic Americans See Their Origins as Central to Who They Are, Less So for White Adults About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
reportMar 25, 2021 The Growing Diversity of Black America The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
short readFeb 25, 2021 In Vice President Kamala Harris, we can see how America has changed Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
short readAug 18, 2020 Key findings about multiracial identity in the U.S. as Harris becomes vice presidential nominee Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
short readSep 23, 2020 Gen Z eligible voters reflect the growing racial and ethnic diversity of U.S. electorate The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
chartFeb 6, 2020 What Census Calls Us Explore the different race, ethnicity and origin categories used in the U.S. decennial census, from the first one in 1790 to the latest count in 2020.
short readFeb 25, 2020 The changing categories the U.S. census has used to measure race Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.
reportMay 27, 2020 As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations Three-in-ten Millennials live with a spouse and child, compared with 40% of Gen Xers at a comparable age.