Standards for Collecting Race and Ethnicity Data Are Changing. Are You Prepared?

On March 28, 2024, the US Census Bureau published a news release that they have issued updated standards for maintaining, collecting and presenting race and ethnicity data.

Because so many nonprofit and public sector organizations base their collection of race and ethnicity data on US Census standards, these changes will likely have far-reaching effects, particularly for those organizations who receive federal funding to provide programs and services.

The updated standards are intended to create more “useful, accurate, and up-to-date” federal data on race and ethnicity that reflects an increasingly diverse America.