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January 14, 2025
The 2020 census reported a 276% increase in multiracial Americans, but Princeton researchers say it stemmed from changes.
August 8, 2024
Maritza Guridy of Philadelphia says her whole life, she's had to deal with never having a single box that encapsulates…
May 6, 2023
The Census Bureau's decision on whether to eliminate the ancestry question likely won't come for another year or two.
Part of a U.S. Census form
March 16, 2023
For Afro-Latinos and others with dark skin, the OMB proposal erases how they experience racism compounded by their Blackness.
January 27, 2023
A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be…
December 31, 2022
More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the…
March 14, 2022
Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning
August 11, 2021
The number of white people in the U.S. is reportedly on the decline as population growth in the county is…
April 28, 2021
Texas senator Ted Cruz didn’t think 'The Daily Show' host Trevor Noah’s latest jab at him was funny and the…
March 28, 2021
Some states are considering turning to other population estimates to start the once-a-decade task of redrawing voting districts.
January 31, 2021
The delay in census figures means Virginia and New Jersey will continue to use decade-old maps that may undercount people…
October 17, 2020
The Supreme Court agreed to listen to President Donald Trump's arguments about excluding undocumented immigrants from the Census.
US Census Suspends Field Work During Coronavirus Outbreak
October 13, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the once-a-decade US census count of every U.S. resident through the end of…
September 27, 2020
Twice in the past 15 months, President Donald Trump's administration has attempted to change significant parts of the 2020 census.
September 6, 2020
Census data provides more than just population count - It is used to regulate congressional appointments, federal funding, and redistricting.
August 29, 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau has found itself targeted by politicians repeatedly since it conducted its first nationwide head count in…
March 27, 2020
Cardi B stars in a new PSA that encourages New York City residents to do better than they did 10…
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June 25, 2019
New evidence paints a "disturbing picture" that racial discrimination may be the motive behind the Trump administration's push to ask…
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March 27, 2018
[griojw id=”y8VQYZ3e” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] The state of California is going after the Trump administration for adding a question about citizenship to
June 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5…