Demographics & Population

Atlanta Police officer J. Coleman, left, and protester Elijah Raffington give each other a fist bump while an Atlanta Police bicycle unit blocking Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive kneels down with protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Report

New Jersey ARRIVE Together program could reform policing as we know it

Rashawn Ray

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Couple Carrying Boxes Into New Home On Moving Day

Report

Americans’ local migration reached a historic low in 2022, but long-distance moves picked up

William H. Frey

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Two people walk past the closed side entrance of The International High School for Health Sciences Q236 as elementary schools are set to reopen on Dec.7, New York, NY, December 6, 2020. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that public pre-K and elementary schools can return to in-person learning on Dec. 7., while middle and high schools remain closed; Schools were closed on Nov. 18 when the city surpassed the 3% infection rate threshold set by the Mayor de Blasio. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Brown Center Chalkboard

Disciplinary referrals, teachers, and the sources of racial disciplinary disproportionalities

Jing Liu

Monday, January 30, 2023

Diverse people, multiracial, multicultural crowd of men and women, side view portraits.

Report

Recognizing Black and Latino-majority cities is the first step to finding a real world Wakanda

Andre M. Perry and Manann Donoghoe

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Reports

Traffic and pedestrians on Hollywood Boulevard at dusk.

Report

New census estimates show a tepid rise in U.S. population growth, buoyed by immigration

William H. Frey

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Multi Ethnic Mother and Son walking toward polling station to vote in election

Report

Midterm exit polls show that young voters drove Democratic resistance to the ‘red wave’

William H. Frey

Friday, November 18, 2022

The road leading into town of Dedham, Iowa.

Infrastructure

Why the federal government needs to step up efforts to close the rural broadband divide

Nicol Turner Lee, James Seddon, Brooke Tanner, and Samantha Lai

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Happy Black family moving into new house filled with boxes

Report

A ‘New Great Migration’ is bringing Black Americans back to the South

William H. Frey

Monday, September 12, 2022

Crowd of people with their back to the camera on the street

Demographics & Population

White and youth population losses contributed most to the nation’s growth slowdown, new census data reveals

William H. Frey

Monday, August 1, 2022

Blog Posts

The head and torso of the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee are separated for transport following the statue's removal. The Virginia supreme court ruled last week that the six-story monument could be removed. It has yet to be determined whether the pedestal covered in anti-racism graffiti will be removed given its prominent role in the 2020 anti-racism uprising in Richmond. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Up Front

County secession: Local efforts to redraw political borders

Colby Galliher and Edison Forman

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Mexican-Americans gather on Madison Avenue in New York on Sunday, September 18, 2022 for the annual Mexican Independence Day Parade. The parades that take place from the spring into the fall in New York celebrate the cultural diversity of the city. (ÂPhoto by Richard B. Levine)No Use Germany.

FixGov

Anti-immigrant campaign ads negatively impact Latinos’ mental health and make them feel unwelcome in the United States

Gabriel R. Sanchez and Carly Bennett

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

How We Rise

Defining a culture of care for Black boys

Camille Busette

Monday, October 31, 2022

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Events

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Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today

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The socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19 for Latino families

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Secret City: How homosexuality shaped politics and foreign policy in DC

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

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2018

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William H. Frey

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White decline and increased diversity in America’s aging population

William H. Frey and Fred Dews

Friday, October 1, 2021

Linda Dennis (L) sits with her 11-year-old family member Sharee Nelo (R) inside the L.A. Sports Area in Los Angeles, California, December 20, 2009. Thousands of bicycles and toys were given away to families in need during The Dream Center Christmas in the City event. Dennis and her family waited in line outside for over 16 hours, including sleeping overnight, to ensure they were one of the families to receive the and gifts. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Podcast Episode

The race gap in multigenerational poverty; Census 2020 findings

William H. Frey, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Winship, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 11, 2021

New citizens stand during the Pledge of Allegiance at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony at the New York Public Library in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 3, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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Demographics & Population

New Jersey ARRIVE Together program could reform policing as we know it

Americans’ local migration reached a historic low in 2022, but long-distance moves picked up

Disciplinary referrals, teachers, and the sources of racial disciplinary disproportionalities

Recognizing Black and Latino-majority cities is the first step to finding a real world Wakanda

Reports

New census estimates show a tepid rise in U.S. population growth, buoyed by immigration

Midterm exit polls show that young voters drove Democratic resistance to the ‘red wave’

Why the federal government needs to step up efforts to close the rural broadband divide

A ‘New Great Migration’ is bringing Black Americans back to the South

White and youth population losses contributed most to the nation’s growth slowdown, new census data reveals

Blog Posts

County secession: Local efforts to redraw political borders

Anti-immigrant campaign ads negatively impact Latinos’ mental health and make them feel unwelcome in the United States

Defining a culture of care for Black boys

Events

Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today

The socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19 for Latino families

Secret City: How homosexuality shaped politics and foreign policy in DC

Related Books

Diversity Explosion

L’offensive chinoise en europe

Generation in Waiting

Experts

William H. Frey

Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Multimedia

White decline and increased diversity in America’s aging population

The race gap in multigenerational poverty; Census 2020 findings

Podcast: Our nation of immigrants

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