For the first time, empty spaces were left on the 2020 census form so that respondents could write in their “origins,” such as “German” or “Jamaican,” when answering the race question.

The form will have checkboxes for main categories ... In response, Rachel Marks, an adviser for the Census Bureau on race and ethnicity, said the bureau will consider that issue and other ...

A roundup of answers reveals a community grappling with what it means to announce one’s Jewishness today, and to consider the paths that have brought American Jews to the present day. WASHINGTON ...

Only one race could be selected, and people also had to state whether they were 'Hispanic or Latino', or not. In this year's census, a sixth racial category called 'Other Race' will be added ...

All viewers of this document can see this public note. This year’s form is one of the shortest in the history of the Census. After 1940, the Census Bureau began using both a short form and a ...