The 2020 US Census experienced a sharp rise in the number and share of Americans who identified as being of two or more races, a development chalked up partly to demographic change and partly to changes in how the questionnaire was worded and answers tabulated. There were 33.8 million such people in 2020 — 10.2% of the population — up from 9 million and 2.9% in 2010. An additional 27.9 million, 8.
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