Census shows US more diverse than ever, but many people of color likely went uncounted because of COVID-19, Trump, experts say

The nation is more diverse than ever, but despite the increase in nonwhite Americans in the 2020 Census count, communities of color could be significantly undercounted, with high numbers of Indigenous, Black, Asian and Latino Americans unaccounted for in rural and urban areas, according to experts and activists. 

White Americans remained the nation's largest racial group, even as that population decreased by about 8.6% since 2010, according to Census Bureau officials. The Hispanic and Latino community ballooned by about 23%, the Asian American population surged by about 36% and the number of Black Americans grew by about 6%.