Census Bureau

A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now.

Court Order Keeps Census In Limbo As Counting End Date Looms

6:04pm September 17, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

After the Trump administration missed a filing deadline for court documents, a judge has ordered the wrap-up of the census to remain on hold, throwing door-knocking efforts further into uncertainty.

Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the Supreme Court in 2019.

Trump Administration Appeals To Supreme Court Over Blocked Census Memo

5:23pm September 16, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The administration is trying to overturn a court ruling in New York that blocks it from trying to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate seats in Congress.

Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results.

Bipartisan Senate Push To Extend Census Begins Weeks Before Count Is Set To End

5:15pm September 15, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

A bipartisan Senate bill could solve a scheduling conundrum that is putting the national count, along with the distribution of federal funding and political representation, in serious jeopardy.

President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center) and Attorney General William Barr walk into the White House Rose Garden for a July 2019 press conference on the census.

Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats

11:31pm September 10, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Constitution says that count must include every person living in the U.S. A three-judge court in New York has ruled to block the Trump administration's attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants.

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A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August.

Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says It Needs To Press On For Now

11:43pm September 05, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop wrapping up in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, as civil rights groups push for more time.

A U.S. Census Bureau worker carries a briefcase while knocking on the door of a home in August in Winter Park, Fla.

Leak Reveals Warnings Inside Census That Shortened Schedule Risks 'Serious Errors'

7:23pm September 02, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The shortened schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of significantly decreasing data quality, according to an internal Census Bureau document obtained by the House Oversight Committee.

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A Census Bureau worker with a face covering stands in a park in New York City in August. The bureau confirmed on Tuesday that door knocking is ending in some areas earlier than Sept. 30.

Census Door Knocking In Some Areas To End Even Earlier Than Expected

10:13pm September 01, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau confirms San Diego is among the areas where in-person counting for the 2020 census will end as early as Sept. 18, almost two weeks before the expedited end date of Sept. 30.

U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July.

The Census Scales Back A Critical Step: Checking Its Own Work

4:51pm August 29, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

With just three months to review the 2020 census results because of a last-minute change by the Trump administration, Census Bureau officials are scrambling to decide what quality checks to toss out.

The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md.

Amid Partisan Concerns, Another Trump Appointee Joins Census Bureau's Top Ranks

5:59pm August 17, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The third political appointment at the bureau in less than two months comes amid growing concerns about the Trump administration interfering with the 2020 census to benefit Republicans.

U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales stands by a display of books and flyers about the 2020 census at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, in July. The bureau's employees are under a time crunch to try to complete the national head count a

'Not Enough Time': Census Workers Fear Rushing Count Could Botch Results

6:28pm August 11, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

Already hampered by the coronavirus, Census Bureau workers are now scrambling to visit households that haven't filled out a 2020 census form, trying to finish a count that's been cut short by a month.

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