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"white" or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab,
Moroccan, or Caucasian.
▪ Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the Black racial
groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black or African
American" or report entries such as Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.
▪ American Indian and Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the
original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and
who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. This includes people
who indicate their race as "American Indian or Alaska Native" or report entries
such as Navajo, Blackfeet, Inupiat, Yup'ik, Central American Indian groups, or
South American Indian groups.
▪ Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and
Vietnam. This includes people who reported detailed Asian responses such as
"Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," or
"Other Asian," or provide other detailed Asian responses.
▪ Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of
the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes
people who reported their race as "Fijian," "Guamanian or Chamorro,"
"Marshallese," "Native Hawaiian," "Samoan," "Tongan," or "Other Pacific
Islander," or provide other detailed Pacific Islander responses.
▪ Two or more races. People can identify with two or more races by checking two
or more race boxes, by providing multiple responses, or by some combination of
checkboxes and other responses. For data product purposes, "Two or More
Races" refers to combinations of two or more of the following race categories:
"white," "Black or African American," "American Indian or Alaska Native,"
"Asian," "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander," or "Some Other Race."
There is an effort to create a new census category for people of Middle Eastern or North
African descent (known as “MENA”). However, there is some disagreement about
whether this should be a “race” or “ethnic” category, and it was not included in the
2020 census.