Multiracial Americans

Multiracial Americans
Total population
Mixed-race (any race)
Increase 33,848,943 (2020 Census)[1]
Increase 10.21% of the total U.S. population
Regions with significant populations
Predominantly in the Southwestern United States and Florida
California California5,760,235[1]
Texas Texas5,133,738[1]
Florida Florida3,552,072[1]
New York (state) New York1,767,463[1]
Illinois Illinois1,144,984[1]
Related ethnic groups
African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Latino Americans, Métis Americans, Louisiana Creoles, Hapas, Melungeons

Multiracial Americans, also known as mixed-race Americans, are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. It may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially.

In the 2020 United States census, 33.8 million people or 10.2% of the population, saw themselves as multiracial.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Race and Ethnicity in the United States". United States Census Bureau. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020 Census Illuminates Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Country". United States census. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.