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  2. Race and ethnicity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some other race. 8.4%. Asian. 6.0%. Native American or Alaska Native. 2.9%. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 0.2%. The first United States census in 1790 classed residents as free White people (divided by age and sex), all other free persons (reported by sex and color), and enslaved people.

  3. Race (human categorization) - Wikipedia

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    e. Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. [1] The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of various kinds, including those characterized by close kinship relations. [2]

  4. List of contemporary ethnic groups - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of contemporary ethnic groups.There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups.Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically includes aspects such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing (clothing) style and ...

  5. Ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    t. e. An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include a people of a common language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, religion, history, or social treatment. [1][2] The term ...

  6. Race and ethnicity in the United States census - Wikipedia

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    Race and ethnicity are considered separate and distinct identities, with a person's origins considered in the census. Thus, in addition to their race or races, all respondents are categorized by membership in one of two ethnic categories, which are "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino."

  7. List of U.S. states and territories by race/ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, the 5 populated U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia by race/ethnicity. It includes a sortable table of population by race /ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category. The table also excludes all mixed raced/multiracial persons from the ...

  8. Race and ethnicity in censuses - Wikipedia

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    Brazil. Brazilian states according to the percentage of Whites in 2009. The Brazilian census enumerated people by race in all censuses since 1872 with the exception of 1900, 1920, and 1970. [197] The Brazilian census classifies people by race as either white, black, pardo (brown), yellow (Asian), or indigenous.

  9. Category:Lists of people by ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    List of Black Canadians. List of Black Hebrew Israelites. List of Black Hispanic and Latino Americans. List of Black Nova Scotians. Lists of black people. List of Boholanos. List of Bolivian Americans. List of Bosniak Americans. List of Bosniaks.