Census Bureau

A person holds a flyer explaining the benefits of participating in the census during a 2020 town hall in East Elmhurst, N.Y.

Challenging census results could mean more federal money for your community

Hansi Lo Wang

The census helps guide an estimated $1.5 trillion a year in federal funding to local communities. Some are worried they were undercounted in 2020 and won't get their fair share for the next decade.

Robert Santos, president of the American Statistical Association, has been approved to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as its new Senate-confirmed director through 2026.

The Senate has confirmed the 1st Latino to lead the U.S. census, Robert Santos

Hansi Lo Wang

Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, is set to lead the Census Bureau through 2026 during key preparations for the next head count that forms U.S. democracy's foundations.

Dancers perform during a promotional event for the U.S. census in New York City's Times Square in September 2020.

The 2020 census likely left out people of color at rates higher than a decade ago

Hansi Lo Wang

After COVID-19 disruptions and Trump administration interference, last year's national head count may have undercounted people of color at higher rates than in 2010, an Urban Institute study finds.

People pass by a "Complete the census" sign along New York City's Hudson River Greenway in September 2020.

An Independent Review Of The 1st 2020 Census Results Found No Major Irregularities

Hansi Lo Wang

Census experts with the American Statistical Association have been evaluating the state population numbers used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade.

A lesbian couple hold hands during the annual Gay Pride rally, on June 8, 2007. Recent survey data shows that LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are more likely to report higher rates of food and economic insecurity.

LGBTQ Adults Are Facing Hunger At Almost Twice The Rate As Others, New Data Shows

Josie Fischels

LGBTQ Americans in a new Census survey reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity, indicating the community is experiencing a particularly heavy financial toll from the pandemic.

This April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit.

What The New Census Data Shows About Race Depends On How You Look At It

Connie Hanzhang Jin

Growing numbers of people in the U.S. are reporting on census forms that they identify with more than one racial group. But they're often hidden in breakdowns of the country's demographics.

A demonstrator hands out a sign about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. The Census Bureau is projecting the first set of census numbers won't be ready until February, Trump administration attorneys told a federal judge on Monday.

Florida Will Likely Become A Majority-Minority State Over Next Decade, Per Census Data

Daniel Rivero

Florida is likely to become a majority-minority state over the next decade, according to new data released by the U.S. Census. The percentage of the state population identifying themselves as “white only” was 57.9% in 2010 and has dropped to 51.5%.

Whitney Turner, an employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, holds an "I count" sign at a 2020 census advertising campaign event in Washington, D.C., in January 2020.

What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S.

Hansi Lo Wang

No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.

For months, the coronavirus pandemic and Trump officials' interference delayed the release of the 2020 census demographic data used to redraw voting districts around the U.S.

After Months Of Delay, The Census Data For New Voting Maps Is Coming Out Aug. 12

Hansi Lo Wang

For months, COVID-19 and interference by Trump officials delayed the release of new census demographic data used to redraw voting districts, forcing some state and local elections to be pushed back.

A resident of Reading, Pa., fills out a U.S. census form in 2010. The White House's Office of Management and Budget says it's reviewing proposals that the Census Bureau's researchers say would allow the census to gather more accurate race and ethnicity data about Latinos and people with Middle Eastern or North African origins.

Biden Is Reviving An Effort To Change How The Census Asks About Race And Ethnicity

Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration had stalled on reviewing the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa.

After testifying before the Senate, Robert Santos, President Biden's nominee for director of the U.S. Census Bureau, is a step closer to becoming the first person of color to lead the agency as a Senate-confirmed director.

Biden's Historic Pick For Census Director Says Bureau Needs To Build Public Trust

Hansi Lo Wang

Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, could become the first person of color to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as a Senate-confirmed director.

Alabama filed a federal lawsuit to force the U.S. Census Bureau to move up the release of 2020 census redistricting data and stop its plans for using a new way of keeping people's information in the data confidential.

Long-Awaited Redistricting Data Is Expected In August After A Legal Fight Cools

Hansi Lo Wang

A federal court denied Alabama's request to force the Census Bureau to move up the release of new redistricting data and stop plans for a different way of keeping people's information confidential.