Census data hides racial diversity of US ‘Hispanics’ – to the country’s detriment

As I opened an email from my local grocery store chain advertising Hispanic Heritage Month – which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct.

Gender pay gaps vary by state, industry, job and race and ethnicity. Here’s where pay disparities are the widest

Legal and sales occupations have the biggest differences in earnings between women and men. States with the widest gender pay ...
ABC 7 Chicago

From 'deaf and dumb' to 'octoroon': Census questions that did not meet the test of time

SAN FRANCISCO -- The debate over the citizenship question is just the latest controversy that has surrounded the questionnaire since it began in 1790. That first census only asked if respondents were ...
WUNC

Fewer North Carolinians are uninsured as Medicaid expanded, U.S. Census figures show

Figures from the U.S. Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates show that North Carolina improved its health ...
Axios on MSN

Poverty, a critical issue in Detroit's mayoral race, is on the rise

Axios Visuals Detroit's poverty rate recently hit its highest point in seven years, per new census data, even as incomes are rising for local residents. Why it matters: Poverty is the issue most ...

Seattle’s racial income gap among the widest, new census data shows

The gap in income between Seattle households headed by an Asian person and those headed by a Black person was about $77,700 ...

Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting in attack on Voting Rights Act

The court filing is in response to the justices’ call for a new briefing and arguments in the Louisiana case, which they ...