The “Rise” of Multiracials? Examining the Growth in Multiracial Identification in the 2020 U.S. Census

According to the U.S. Census, the multiracial population grew 276 percent between 2010 and 2020 and now represents 10.2 percent of the national population. Some believe that norms of hypodescent, which limited multiracial self-identification for most of U.S. history, are weakening. We explore two co...

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Main Authors: Ilana M. Ventura, René D. Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russell Sage Foundation 2025-01-01
Series:RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
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