For decades, the racial composition of the American population could be described ... from South America and Asia and other regions of the world — but most non-White Americans were Black in ...

The Census Bureau says the 2020 census provided more details on the nation's racial and ethnic groups than ever before, offering counts for about 1,550 racial, ethnic and tribal groups, although some ...

That is up from 2% in 2000 when the census first allowed ... trace their origins around the world, but in practice some states legally segregated citizens by race until the civil rights laws ...