U.S. Census May Remove Race Questions. Seeks Comments By November 2
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GBPI Comment on Proposed Changes to the Census – Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
On November 2, 2026, GBPI submitted the following comment on proposed changes to the census that would result in the loss of information critical to economic and policy planning and evaluation. You can submit your own comment here. Re: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions […]
On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau outlined a proposal outlining changes to the 2030 census. The proposed rules would: limit the count to only U.S. citizens and green card holders, eliminate questions about race and ethnicity, and prohibit questions related to sexual orientation. The harm to Vietnamese Americans will depend on the final rule and who is excluded.
Census proposal to drop race and ethnicity questions could erase the “Puerto Rican” checkbox
The United States Census Bureau has proposed rules for the 2030 census that would bar questions about race and ethnicity from the count. Advocates say that would eliminate the “Puerto Rican” checkbox the census uses to identify Puerto Ricans living in the states. The proposal does not mention Puerto Rico or any other US territory. […]
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