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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census , defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity). [1] [2] The racial categories represent a social-political construct for the race or races that respondents consider themselves to be and, "generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country." [3] OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the U.S. Census as not "scientific or anthropological" and takes into account "social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry", using "appropriate scientific methodologies" that are not "primarily biological or genetic in reference." [4] The race categories include both racial and national-origin groups...

Not to be confused with Adyghe people or Cherkess. Circassians Circassian flag Total population c.   4–8 million Regions with significant populations   Turkey Estimated 1,000,000 [1] –2,000,000 [2] [3] –3,000,000 [4] [ self-published source ] [5] –5,000,000 [2] [6] to 7,000,000 [7]   Russia 720,000 (2010 Census) [8]   Jordan 65,000 [9] –180,000   Syria 80,000 [9] [10] [11] –120,000 [12]   Germany 40,000 [9] [13]   Iraq 34,000   United States 9,000 [9] –25,000   Saudi Arabia 23,000   Egypt 12,000   Israel 4,000 [14] [15] –5,000 [16]   Serbia 2,800   Uzbekistan 1,600   Ukraine 1,100   Bulgaria 600 (1994 Census) [17]   Netherlands 500 [18] Languages Circassian (West Adyghe, Kabardian Adyghe, extinct Ubykh Adyghe dialects), also Turkish, Russian, English, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Persian Religion Predominantly Muslim Minority Orthodox Christian and Catholic as well as Abkhazo-Circassian neopagan Related ethnic groups Abazgi (Abkhaz, Abazin) The Circassians (Russian: Черкесы Čerkesy ), al...