# USAFacts defends census demographic questions

> USAFacts urges Commerce Department to keep race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in decennial census.
- Title: USAFacts defends census demographic questions · USAFacts
- Summary: USAFacts urges Commerce Department to keep race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in decennial census.
- Keywords: decennial census, race questions, ethnicity questions, sexual orientation questions, commerce department, usafacts
- Source: USAFacts — https://usafacts.org/articles/usa-facts-response-to-proposed-regulations-on-demographic-questions-in-the-decennial-census
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- Topics: decennial census, race questions, ethnicity questions, sexual orientation questions, commerce department, usafacts, news, politics, money
## USAFacts response to census rules
USAFacts submitted a comment letter to the Commerce Department about proposed rules banning race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions from the decennial census.
## Public demand for demographic data
More than one-in-four US-based Google searches for 'US population' ask for race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation data.
## Why demographic data matters
Disaggregating census data by race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation makes it more useful for Americans to understand their communities.
## USAFacts' call to action
USAFacts says the Commerce Department's data is stronger when it serves all Americans including those from diverse backgrounds.
## Key takeaway

USAFacts argues for maintaining race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in the decennial census after Commerce Department proposed banning them.