Multiracial Americans

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Multiracial Americans, also known as mixed-race Americans, are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include individuals of mixed-race ancestry who identify with a single group culturally and socially (cf. the one-drop rule). In the 2020 United States census, 33.8 million individuals, or 10.2% of the population, self-identified as multiracial. Estimates based on genetic ancestry suggest the number may be higher. The multiracial population is among the fastest growing demographic group in the United States, increasing by 276% between 2010 and 2020. This growth was driven largely by Hispanic or Latino Americans identifying as multiracial, with this group increasing from 3 million in 2010 to over 20 million in 2020, making up almost two thirds of the multiracial population. Most multiracial Hispanics identified as white and "some other race" in combination, with this group increasing from 1.6 million to 24 million between 2010 and 2021. While the multiracial...

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