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April 21, 2017
By Paul Bedard

Nearly half of self-described Hispanics and Latinos do not identify with the Census category "Hispanic or Latino," with a growing number instead choosing "some other race" when filling out the critically important forms, according to the Census Bureau.

In a report that heralds encouraging results in a test of new identifying terms, the Census said that 43.5 percent of "self-reported Hispanics did not report belonging to any federally recognized race group."

In fact, "some other race" has become the third largest race in Census calculations, driven by the surge in Hispanics who chose the category.

Nearly half of self-described Hispanics and Latinos do not identify with the Census category "Hispanic or Latino," with a growing number instead choosing "some other race" when filling out the critically important forms, according to the Census Bureau.

In a report that heralds encouraging results in a test of new identifying terms, the Census said that 43.5 percent of "self-reported Hispanics did not report belonging to any federally recognized race group."

In fact, "some other race" has become the third largest race in Census calculations, driven by the surge in Hispanics who chose the category.

And with the Hispanic population growing far faster than any other, their refusal to identify with the race terms used by the federal government is developing into a potential crisis since the numbers are used in many federal calculations.

As it readies for the next national count in 2020, however, the Census is working to fix the issue by expanding the choices for Hispanics and others, such as those from the Middle East and North Africa, to include race and origin.

Source: Washington Examiner