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Interracial Marriage

The increase in interracial marriages and its contribution to the growth of the multiracial population.

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Feb 5, 2026

What are the most common mixed-race combinations in the US 2020 census?

The recorded a dramatic rise in people reporting two or more races — 33.8 million (10.2% of the population) when Hispanics are included, and 13.5 million when excluding Hispanics — a 276% increase fro...

Jan 28, 2026

How does multiracial and mixed-ancestry population growth affect global racial percentages?

who identify as multiracial are reshaping how population percentages are calculated and interpreted in countries that track race, most visibly in the where multiracial counts have surged from 6.8 mill...