<P> Each person has two identifying attributes, racial identity and whether or not they are of Hispanic ethnicity . These categories are sociopolitical constructs and should not be interpreted as being scientific or anthropological in nature . They have been changed from one census to another, and the racial categories include both "racial" and national - origin groups . </P> <P> In 2007 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the US Department of Labor finalized its update of the EEO - 1 report format and guidelines to come into an effect on September 30, 2007 . In particular, this update concerns the definitions of racial / ethnic categories . </P> <P> The question on Hispanic or Latino origin is separate from the question on race . Hispanic and Latino Americans have ethnic origins in the countries of Andorra, Latin America, Spain, and Portugal . Latin American countries are, like the United States, racially diverse . Consequently, no separate racial category exists for Hispanic and Latino Americans, as they do not constitute a race, nor a national group . When responding to the race question on the census form, each person is asked to choose from among the same racial categories as all Americans, and are included in the numbers reported for those races . </P> <P> Each racial category may contain Non-Hispanic or Latino and Hispanic or Latino Americans . For example: the White (European - American) race category contains Non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanic Whites (see White Hispanic and Latino Americans); the Black or African - American category contains Non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanic Blacks (see Black Hispanic and Latino Americans); the Asian - American category contains Non-Hispanic Asians and Hispanic Asians (see Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans); and likewise for all the other categories . See the section on Hispanic and Latino Americans in this article . </P>

Which of the following ethnic minority groups in the u.s. is the largest