Census

Census Citizenship Question Has Huge Implications

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...

By Maya Rhodan March 27, 2018

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

From knotted threads to parish surveys

By Olivia B. Waxman June 22, 2017

Why the Census Matters Now More Than Ever

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

By Haley Sweetland Edwards May 18, 2017

The Head of the Census Resigned. It Could Be as Serious as James Comey

In a week dominated by President Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey, you could be forgiven for missing the imminent departure of another, less prominent federal official. Yet the news this week that John...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards May 12, 2017

Holder Met With Pelosi to Talk About Redistricting

Former Attorney General Eric Holder met privately with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill today to discuss a new Democratic Congressional redistricting project. The project, called the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and led...

By Sam Frizell January 30, 2017

White Deaths Exceed Births in 17 States

Including states with rural and urban areas

By Josh Sanburn November 29, 2016

Our Obsession with Happiness Is Making Us Miserable

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute October 4, 2016

This State Has the Most Millennials Living With Their Parents

A guide to the boomerang states

By Belinda Luscombe and Chris Wilson September 15, 2016

Simone Biles' Family Situation Is Becoming More Common

More than 60 million Americans live in multi-generational homes

By Belinda Luscombe August 11, 2016

Study: 1.4 Million Americans Identify as Transgender

The estimate, from UCLA's Williams Institute, has doubled

By Katy Steinmetz June 30, 2016

Laverne Cox: Count LGBT People on Cenus

The actress joined members of Congress to demand reforms in data collection

By Katy Steinmetz June 9, 2016

The Story Behind America's First Commercial Computer

The U.S. Census Bureau signed a contract for it on Mar. 31, 1951

By Merrill Fabry March 31, 2016

These Are America’s Fastest Growing Cities

Metro areas in the Lone Star State top the list

By Josh Sanburn March 24, 2016

Great Recession Hit Some Parts of U.S. Harder

These areas saw an increase in poverty and declines in homeownership and income

By Josh Sanburn December 3, 2015

Detroit Still America's Poorest Big City

There's no change at the bottom

By Josh Sanburn September 17, 2015

Foreign-Born Population of Hispanics in America Down

And seems to be going lower

By Tanya Basu September 15, 2015

2 in 5 American Children Spend At Least 1 Year in Poverty

75% of black children have been poor at some point before turning 18

By Tanya Basu September 9, 2015

One of the Tiger's Largest Habitats Has Only 100 of Them Left

The 3,860-mile mangrove forest is one of the big cats' largest natural habitats

By Rishi Iyengar July 27, 2015

U.S. Steps Closer to Future Where Minorities Are Majority

Census finds the country's minority population has risen to 37.9%

By Josh Sanburn June 25, 2015

The 2020 Census May Not Use the Word Race

The Census may use category instead

By Tessa Berenson June 18, 2015

This Is How Many Americans Will Ring in the New Year

At the beginning of the new year, a baby will be born in the U.S. every 8 seconds

By Noah Rayman December 29, 2014

Florida Is Now the Country's 3rd Most Populous State

And North Dakota is the fastest-growing one

By Sarah Begley December 23, 2014

Millennials Worse Off Than Parents

The latest Census numbers show Americans aged 18 to 34 struggling worse than their parents did in the '80s

By Josh Sanburn December 4, 2014

The Rise of Suburban Poverty in America

The suburbs aren't the middle-class haven many imagine them to be as new numbers show 16.5 million suburban Americans are living beneath the poverty line

By Josh Sanburn July 31, 2014

1.6% of Americans Self-Identify As Gay

Another 0.7% identified as bisexual, and 1.1% said "something else" or didn't answer

By Dan Kedmey July 15, 2014

U.S. Cities Are Slowing But Suburbs Are Growing

While cities are still outpacing suburbs, the gap is closing

By Josh Sanburn May 22, 2014

Burma's Racist Census Degenerates Into Violence

Burma is refusing to allow Rohingya to register in its census, and anti-Rohingya mobs have gone on the rampage, believing that aid workers are too sympathetic to the persecuted Muslim minority

By Charlie Campbell April 1, 2014

Here Are 4 Takeaways From New Census Data

Population growth and migratory patterns show a changing nation.

By Emily Maltby March 29, 2014

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

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

Former Cybersecurity Officials Are Worried About the 2020 Census

Here's Why U.S. Census Questions Are So Controversial