U.S. Census

What I Saw as a 2020 Census Worker

Counting every person in the country is already a massive challenge, but the census was no match for this year’s chaos.

  • By Adam Chandler, The Atlantic

Shortened Census Led to an Incomplete Count in Some Areas

Parts of Louisiana and the Navajo Nation face the biggest gaps.

  • By Tim Henderson, Stateline

Census Pulls Back on Year-End Delivery Commitment, Pushes Decision to Career Staff

Rushing in an effort to truncate the data processing timeline has "some risks," bureau official admits.

  • By Eric Katz

With Census Count Over, Concerns Linger About Accuracy

Community groups raced to get more people to complete census questionnaires before the count ended Friday, but they still believe many were missed after the deadline was pushed up.

  • By Andrea Noble

Supreme Court Sides With Trump on Census, Allowing for Immediate End to Count

Enumeration was under lower court order to keep count going through Oct. 31.

  • By Eric Katz

'Nobody Knows What's Going On': Census Workers Decry Chaos as Trump Administration Challenges Court Order

Census enumerators say they have received inconsistent messages and workloads in recent days despite court order to keep count going.

  • By Eric Katz

Census Bureau Says Will Now End Count on Oct. 5

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  • By Laura Maggi and Andrea Noble

Court Orders Census to Continue Counting People Past Trump Administration's Sept. 30 Deadline

The bureau will have through Oct. 31 to finish its enumeration under the injunction, though an appeal is expected.

  • By Eric Katz

Decision to Shorten Census Schedule Came From Outside the Census Bureau, Watchdog Says

That decision is risking an incomplete and inaccurate count.

  • By Eric Katz

Trump Census Plan Might Leave Out Some Legal Residents

Many U.S. citizens who live in rural or tribal areas lack a paper trail.

  • By Tim Henderson, Stateline

'Perfect Storm' Threatens 'Major Institutional Defeat' for the Census, Top Watchdog Says

The decennial count is ahead of schedule overall, but a condensed schedule and hiring shortfalls are creating significant risks.

  • By Eric Katz

Condensed Schedule and Staff Not Showing Up to Work Have Put the Census at Risk

Census has just a month to complete its count and the Government Accountability Office says it still faces significant challenges in collecting accurate data.

  • By Eric Katz

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This Rural Town Swelled With Immigrants. But Will the Census Count Them?

“They’ve saved our community,” Milan, Minnesota's mayor says about a group of people from the Federated States of Micronesia now living in his small town.

  • By April Simpson, Stateline

Cities and Counties Join Lawsuit Challenging Shortened Census Timeline

The Trump administration earlier this month walked back plans to extend the count due to the coronavirus.

  • By Bill Lucia

Census Bureau Says It Will Stop the Count A Month Early

Because of complications caused by the pandemic this spring, the Census Bureau had planned to keep counting people until Oct. 31.

  • By Andrea Noble

Hoping to Spur Participation, City Unleashes the Census Cowboy

The "census cowboy" will ride on horseback to 10 neighborhoods in Chicago with the lowest participation rates in the federal census, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.

  • By Kate Elizabeth Queram

Census Workers to Resume In-Person Visits to Boost Response Rate

About 40% of households have not yet responded to the 2020 census survey and the bureau estimates workers may have to visit 56 million households to follow up.

  • By Andrea Noble

Coronavirus Outbreak Shifts Census Outreach Strategies

On Census Day, April 1, about 38% of households have responded to the decennial questionnaire, a lower rate than at this point in 2010.

  • By Andrea Noble

Census Bureau Adapts to Coronavirus Outbreak

The bureau is postponing some mobile help sessions with the 2020 census questionnaire.

  • By Tim Henderson, Stateline

Census Advocates Spread the Word on New Online Forms

March letters will kick off the decennial count.

  • By Tim Henderson, Stateline

One-Third of U.S. Residents Suspicious of Census, Survey Finds

As the political stakes become clearer, more states are trying to motivate residents to participate in the census this spring.

  • By Tim Henderson, Stateline