Proposed Changes to Demographic Data Collection in the Census Could Impact Efforts to Address Health and Health Care Disparities Authors: Drishti Pillai and Samantha Artiga Published: Sep 25, 2026

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/proposed-changes-to-demographic-data-collection-in-the-census-could-impact-efforts-to-address-health-and-health-care-disparities/ This issue brief provides an overview of the decennial census and discusses potential implications of the changes outlined in a September 2026 proposed rule to prohibit the collection of race and ethnicity data on the census and exclude many noncitizen immigrants from the apportionment count.