Fewer Latinos Identified as White on 2020 Census

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🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In the 2020 Census, the number of Latinos who selected “white” as their race dropped to 20% from 53% in 2010, at the same time more Latinos selected “two or more races” or “other” as their racial category. Experts say this indicates an evolution in Latinos' complicated relationship with race. The terms Latino and Hispanic emerged as categories in the U.S. Census decades ago, but the way the categories are presented on forms has been a source of controversy and confusion for just as long. Latinos come from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds, so the concept of a diverse group under one umbrella can be just as problematic as it can be empowering. We dive into the nuances of racial identity and how perceptions of race are shifting among Latinx people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.0	People of Latin American descent in the United States have a complex relationship to the racial and ethnic schema of this country.
1:05.0	That's in part because racial formation occurred here along a black-white dyad.
1:09.0	For Latinos, some of us identify much more with our country of origin than any larger
1:13.6	ethnic or racial group, while others feel equally as strongly that they're white or black
1:18.1	or native or a mix of races.
1:20.2	And as the most recent census shows, these determinations are experiencing a major
1:24.0	upheaval.
1:25.2	In 2010, more than half of Latinos selected white as their race.
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