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Declining White Population?
- Headlines about a declining white population in the US are misleading.
- The white population has actually grown when including those who identify as white and another race.
Changing Census Questions
- Census racial categories change over time, making historical comparisons difficult.
- Past racial data was often determined by observation, not self-identification.
Multiracial Identification
- The increase in multiracial identification is likely due to changing self-identification, not just interracial births.
- New write-in areas on the 2020 census allowed for more detailed racial identification.