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Census race categories

Classification of race in the US Census

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Feb 5, 2026

How do observer-assigned race entries (e.g., on death certificates) affect statistics for multiracial populations?

Observer-assigned race on administrative records such as death certificates systematically shifts counts away from self-identified categories, producing undercounts for some groups and overcounts for ...

Feb 3, 2026

What percentage of undocumented immigrants in the US are of a different race, other than white?

Available sources place the unauthorized (undocumented) population in the roughly 11–12 million range in recent years (for example, 11.4 million in MPI reporting and 12.2 million in other estimates) ;...