2020 Census

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

12:22pm September 14, 2021

by 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.

Many at-home DNA ancestry testing kits require participants to mail in a sample of saliva.

National

The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests

5:00am August 28, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.

Change in "White" population between the 2010 and 2020 US Census

This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data

1:59pm August 22, 2021

The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous.

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.

12:07pm August 12, 2021

by 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.

Politics & Government

Public Discussion Period Underway For NC Redistricting Process

3:48pm August 10, 2021

by Paul Garber

A legislative Joint Committee on Redistricting heard public comments Tuesday on how North Carolina lawmakers should redraw the state's political boundaries for the next decade.

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 United States.

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

3:34pm August 05, 2021

by 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 da

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

9:43am July 19, 2021

by 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.

Politics & Government

Filing Period Ends For 2021 NC Municipal Elections

10:36pm July 18, 2021

by Paul Garber

The filing period for the November municipal elections ended Friday.

Robert Santos, President Biden's nominee for director of the U.S. Census Bureau, testified before the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday. If confirmed, Santos, who is Latinx, would become the first person of color to

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

3:59pm July 15, 2021

by 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

2:22pm June 30, 2021

by 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.