March 16, 2020

White and Black people to get more room on 2020 census to explain their origins

For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau is giving people in the country’s two largest racial categories space to give more details about their origins.

People who identify as “white” or “Black or African American” will have 16 blank spaces to explain their ethnic makeup when filling out the paper copy. Those filling out the form online will have 200 characters.

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