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Census: St. George is fastest-growing in U.S. again

Apr 04, 2022

St. George and the rest of Washington County have once again ranked as the fastest-growing metro area in America, according to a new report from the U.S. Census.

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How will the 2020 census undercount affect Nevada?

Mar 15, 2022

The 2020 U.S. census counted Nevada among the fastest growing states over the previous 10 years. It’s also said its the third most diverse state.

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Demonstrators hold signs saying "Count Me In" outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019, when the court blocked former President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to 2020 census forms.

Why it's hard to know how accurate the 2020 census was

Mar 09, 2022
COVID-19 and interference by former President Donald Trump's administration have made it harder to pinpoint the accuracy of the numbers used to redistribute political representation and federal money.
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A newly released Census Bureau email written during former President Donald Trump's administration — when Wilbur Ross, shown at a 2020 congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., served as the commerce secretary overseeing the census — details how off

Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

Jan 15, 2022
The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data.
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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

Nov 02, 2021
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.
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Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as "Some other race" for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country's second-largest racial group after "White." Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people's ide

The 2nd-Largest Racial Group In The U.S. Is 'Some Other Race.' Most Are Latino

Sep 30, 2021
Nearly 50 million people identified with a mysterious, catchall category on the 2020 census. Researchers say that will make it harder to use the data to address racial inequities over the next decade.
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Many at-home DNA ancestry testing kits require participants to mail in a sample of saliva.

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

Aug 28, 2021
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.
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This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data

Aug 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.
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James F. Holmes, the first-ever person of color to oversee the U.S. head count, stands inside his office at the Census Bureau's former headquarters in Suitland, Md., in 1998, when Holmes served as acting director for about nine months.

U.S. Census Directors Were All White Until James F. Holmes Stepped In

Jul 18, 2021
For more than 200 years, the census was overseen by white leaders. Holmes' 1998 stint as acting director blazed a trail for Biden's pick, who may become the count's first permanent director of color.
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People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count.

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

May 19, 2021
The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.
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Workers in China collect demographic data in the the seventh population census on Nov. 1, 2020.

China's Birthrate Drops, As Census Data Warn Of Aging Population

May 10, 2021
Leaders in Beijing will need to determine how to continue China's streak of economic growth while caring for a growing, nonworking part of the population.
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Minnesota's state demographer, Susan Brower (center), walks with Dean Goldberg, donning a blue cape and black mask as "Census Man," through the 2019 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minn., to encourage residents to participate in the national head count

How 26 People In The Census Count Helped Minnesota Beat New York For A House Seat

May 01, 2021
Small census numbers can make a big difference. If Minnesota's 2020 count included 26 fewer residents, it might have lost a seat in Congress — a seat that New York fell short of winning by 89 people.
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This map, showing each state's number of Electoral College votes following the 2010 census, will change after the first results of the 2020 national head count are released.

Census To Release 1st Results That Shift Electoral College, House Seats

Apr 26, 2021
The Census Bureau is set to announce state population counts from its 2020 tally at a 3 p.m. ET press conference. The counts are used to determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College.
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U.S. Army soldiers board a bus in January 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the military bases that will likely see population boosts in their 2020 census counts due to a change to how troops deployed abroad were counted.

Why Deployed Troop Counts Are A 'Wildcard' In 2020 Census Results

Apr 23, 2021
About 97,000 troops who are stationed in the U.S. but were deployed abroad during the census could help shift congressional seats and Electoral College votes to states with military bases or ports.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in March with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the size of which has stayed at 435 voting members for decades.

Stuck At 435 Representatives? Why The U.S. House Hasn't Grown With Census Counts

Apr 20, 2021
A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.
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COMIC: How Your State Wins Or Loses Political Power Through The Census

Apr 12, 2021
How much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College is determined through a little-known, once-a-decade process based on the census.
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Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the "whole number of persons i

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

Feb 15, 2021
The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy.
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The 2020 census has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, historic hurricane and wildfire seasons, last-minute schedule changes, and President Trump's call to leave unauthorized immigrants out of a key census count.

Can President-Elect Biden Redo The 2020 Census? It's Complicated

Nov 12, 2020
Concerns about the accuracy of the census after Trump officials cut the count short have led to calls for a do-over. But the proposal comes with major legal, financial and logistical complications.
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a month ea

Census Could Look 'Manipulated' If Cut Short By Trump Officials, Bureau Warned

Sep 20, 2020
Curtailing the time for conducting the census in the middle of a pandemic will lead to "fatal data quality flaws that are unacceptable," Census Bureau career officials warned in an internal document.
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U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a Sept. 17 news conference in Phoenix. The Trump administration is facing two federal lawsuits over its last-minute decision to cut the 2020 census schedule short.

How Trump Officials Cut The 2020 Census Short Amid The Pandemic

Sep 18, 2020
Because of COVID-19, the Trump administration said it needed more time to make sure the national head count is complete and accurate. But in July, it abruptly decided to end counting a month early.
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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

Aug 17, 2020
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.
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Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration's efforts to add the now-blocked citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Trump Sued Over Attempt To Omit Unauthorized Immigrants From A Key Census Count

Jul 24, 2020
The Constitution says the count used to divide up seats in Congress must include every person living in the U.S. President Trump is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be left out.
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UNLV Law Professor's New Book Looks At Immigration Through A Community Lens

Jul 24, 2020

As immigration remains a fixture in news headlines, the liv

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President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden.

With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats

Jul 21, 2020
The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Starting July 23, the Census Bureau says door knockers will make in-person visits to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in parts of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

Census Bureau Expands Early Door Knocking For Count To 6 More States

Jul 08, 2020
Despite the pandemic, Census Bureau officials say they've determined it's safe enough for visits to unresponsive homes in parts of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

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