Census

igns sit behind the podium before the start of a press conference with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to announce a multi-state lawsuit to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census form, at the headquarters of District Council 37, New York City's largest public employee union, April 3, 2018 in New York City.

A Judge Blocked the Census From Asking About Citizenship. Here's Why It Matters

A federal judge in New York has blocked the Trump Administration from addin...

A federal judge in New York has blocked the Trump Administration from adding a question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census, marking a victory for critics who have said the question is unnecessary and...

Completed census forms are collected during an event to promote the Census 2010 at Bens Chili Bowl on April 1, 2010 in Washington, DC.

The U.S. Population Is Growing at the Slowest Rate Since 1937

The fastest-growing states are Nevada and Idaho

Why These Former Cybersecurity Officials Are Worried About the Census

"The stakes are huge for this information"

A historic photo of U.S. Census Bureau files in Suitland, Md., which at the time contained a card for every person in the United States.

The Debate Over a New Citizenship Question Isn't the First Census Fight. Here's Why the Count Is Controversial

The census has been causing friction since it began in 1790

An attendee holds her new country's flag and her naturalization papers as she is sworn in during a U.S. citizenship ceremony in Los Angeles, on July 18, 2017.

The Trump Administration Plans to Ask About Citizenship on the Census. Here's Why That's a Big Deal

Critics charge that the Trump Administration's decision to add a question a...

Critics charge that the Trump Administration's decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census could make government information less accurate, leading to an uneven distribution of federal money and tilting the political...

The quipu was a series of knotted strings by which the Inca kept their administrative records. Peru. Inca. 1430-1532 AD.

3 Ways Societies Counted Populations Before the U.S. Census

From knotted threads to parish surveys

Why the Census Matters Now More Than Ever

As its director resigned, Congress cut its budget and the President questio...

As its director resigned, Congress cut its budget and the President questions facts