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The 2020 US Census undercounted Black, Latino and Indigenous households while White and Asian populations were overcounted, officials say
The census, which is mandated every 10 years under the US Constitution, is used to decide Congressi…
Natalie Musumeci
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44 big cities that are way behind on filling out the 2020 Census
The coronavirus pandemic has made it somewhat more difficult for the Census Bureau to get an accura…
Madison Hoff
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West Virginia had the largest population drop in the US from 2010 to 2020, the census shows
In 2010, the population of the Mountain State stood at 1.85 million, but by 2020, that number had d…
John L. Dorman
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The government teamed up with Christian cartoon franchise 'VeggieTales' to teach children about this year's census
The agency has partnered with various faith groups in the past to teach people about the importance…
Madison Hoff
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A striking US census map shows how much rural America has shrunk in the past decade
Massive swaths of Middle America have seen a decrease in population growth since 2010, according to…
Natalie Musumeci,Madison Hoff
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Chicago's mayor donned a lime green cowboy hat and said she'd send around a 'Census Cowboy' in an amusing video urging people to fill out the 2020 Census
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot set a goal of a 75% Census response rate; so far the city's rate is 55…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A federal judge ordered the US Census Bureau to stop winding down data collection efforts after plan by Trump administration cut down its timeline
The order allows the Census Bureau to continue its data collection efforts normally until a court h…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Post-2020 redistricting cycle kicks off with release of long-delayed Census data
The Census Bureau's trove of data allows states to draw new boundaries for congressional and legisl…
Grace Panetta
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Can this Latino statistician end the politicization of the US census? Some experts seem to think so.
Robert L. Santos is the first Latino director of the US Census Bureau, but takes the helm of a high…
Gwen Aviles
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A key change in the Census showed the US is diversifying across all age groups. Here's why that matters
There's no ethnic majority among children for the first time. Researchers say the US was already mo…
Madison Hall
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This map shows where there were more deaths than births last year
Every county in Maine had a natural decrease in population from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, acco…
Madison Hoff
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1 in 9 people in Puerto Rico left the territory in the last decade, new US Census data release shows
The territory saw the largest percent decrease in population of any US state or territory, accordin…
Madison Hall
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Trump administration's bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from the total population in this year's census
In 2019, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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New York could have kept a House seat if just 89 more people had been counted in the 2020 census
Instead, Minnesota was able to get the 435th House seat and keep all eight of its districts, Census…
Grace Panetta
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Census delays are scrambling the once-in-a-decade redistricting that will shape the 2022 midterms
The Census Bureau released highly-anticipated population figures on Monday, but the pandemic's impa…
Grace Panetta
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America's white population fell for the first time in US history, 2020 Census data shows
The dip marks the first time since the Census was implemented in 1790 that the amount of people who…
Azmi Haroun
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The US Census Bureau is sounding the alarm over fast-tracked deadlines for this fall's count that could jeopardize its accuracy
A leaked document from the agency warned that a "lack of time to research" could mean "serious erro…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The Fastest Growing Cities And Counties In America
Nine in ten of America's fastest-growing counties by population are in states that went for Mitt Ro…
Rob Wile
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US Census watchers are worried an earlier deadline and potential mail delays could leave some households in the lurch, especially in rural communities
Not counting reports could mean that communities could miss out on federal funding and proper polit…