SF 181 Ethnicity and Race Identification
Prepare your voluntary federal personnel form.
Official Source:U.S. Office of Personnel ManagementChecked Sep 2026What is SF 181 used for?
Prepare your voluntary ethnicity and race identification for your federal personnel office. Review and download the official PDF, then deliver it securely through your agency.
Time, difficulty & who this form is for
Average time
About 3–5 minutes
One page with personal details and two voluntary self-identification questions.
Difficulty
Straightforward
Based on the official source, the active walkthrough branches, and the details needed for the final PDF.
Best for
Current federal employees asked to provide SF 181.
Check that this form fits your situation before entering personal information.
What do I need before I start?
Before you start
What to know before you start.
What this form does
For current federal employees. Ethnicity, race and SSN disclosure are voluntary. The official form explains the agency’s use of missing information. Leave Agency Use Only blank and follow your personnel office’s secure delivery instructions. The questions and completed PDF have been checked against the official source. Review your own PDF before sending it.
Keep in mind
- Docgle does not submit this form. Ethnicity, race and SSN disclosure are voluntary.
What you’ll need
Your personnel record name and birth month/year
Your agency’s secure delivery instructions
What happens after I complete it?
Give the form to your agency’s personnel or human resources office using its approved secure process. Ask that office for the recipient and delivery method; SF 181 does not provide a single mailing address.
Where it goes
Your employing agency’s personnel or human resources office, through its approved secure process.
Downloading does not submit the form or confirm acceptance.
View the official PDF
PDF source
Official blank form
Source and saved-copy links
From the issuer: https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/SF_181.pdf
Docgle cached copy: https://api.staging.docgle.ai/documents/62bbbefc-428b-4dcb-a073-21a5f27d4456/original
Source, revision & details
Source confidence
Certified walkthrough live
Docgle has completed source-to-completion review for this guided walkthrough.
Walkthrough status
Guided walkthrough ready
Agency
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Form identifier
SF 181
Estimated time
About 3–5 minutes
Revision
Revised August 2005
Verified
Sep 2026
Jurisdiction
United States federal statewide
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