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The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.
Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States in percentage of the population. The United States census enumerated Whites and Blacks since 1790, Asians and Native Americans since 1860 (though all Native Americans in the U.S. were not enumerated until 1890), "some other race" since 1950, and "two or more races" since 2000. [2]
The following is a breakdown by race for unwed births: 17% Asian, 29% White, 53% Hispanics (of any race), 66% Native Americans, and 72% Black American. [90] According to the CDC, in 2020, there were at least, 1,461,121 births to unmarried women. In 2020, 40.5% of births were to unmarried women.
The U.S. Census Bureau will have new categories for race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years, directly affecting people who identify as Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern and North African.
In prior censuses and in 1940, enumerators were instructed to list Mexican Americans as white, perhaps because some of them were of white background (mainly Spanish), many others mixed white and Native American and some of them Native American. [23] The supplemental American Indian questionnaire was back, but in abbreviated form.
English: Population pyramid of the United States by race-ethnicity in 2020 Note: White, Black etc. are the Non-Hispanic populations as such. For example, Whites in this instance is relating to Non-Hispanic Whites. Other includes Native Hawaiian's and American Indians
This category contains lists of citizens of the United States grouped by their ethnic or national origin. (Style note: The article and category names are standardized as not hyphenated--with the exception of African-American]].)
Lists of American people by ethnicity (7 C, 90 P) A. African-American people (27 C) H. Native Hawaiian people (15 C, 106 P) Hispanic and Latino American people (15 C ...