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Census 2020
Hurricane hit areas led US with missing 2020 census data
Read full article: Hurricane hit areas led US with missing 2020 census dataTwo Louisiana parishes devastated by two hurricanes and two rural Nebraska counties had among the highest rates of households with missing information about themselves during the 2020 census that required the U.S. Census Bureau to use a statistical technique to fill in gaps.
Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn't get fired
Read full article: Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn't get firedA watchdog group has determined that some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 census didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses.
House OKs bill to curb political interference with census
Read full article: House OKs bill to curb political interference with censusThe House has passed legislation on a party-line vote that aims to make it harder for future presidents to interfere in the once-a-decade headcount that determines political power and federal funding.
US moved online, worked more from home as pandemic raged
Read full article: US moved online, worked more from home as pandemic ragedDuring the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spend more than a third of their income on rent went up.
AP interview: Census director aims to restore trust in count
Read full article: AP interview: Census director aims to restore trust in countThe next U.S. census isn’t until 2030, but already Census Bureau leaders are looking for ways to adapt to a roiled civic climate that only seems to be getting more contentious.
Arizona county had largest white, Black, Hispanic growth
Read full article: Arizona county had largest white, Black, Hispanic growthMetro Phoenix’s Maricopa County had among the biggest growth in white, Black and Hispanic residents last year, as well as the biggest increase overall of any U.S. county.
Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms
Read full article: Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic termsThe federal government is taking preliminary steps toward revising racial and ethnic classifications that haven't been changed in a quarter century following calls for better categories for how people identify themselves in federal data gathering.
In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents missed during US head count
Read full article: In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents missed during US head countAround 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could shortchange them of federal funding in the current decade.
EXPLAINER: Why some states still lack new voting districts
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why some states still lack new voting districtsCampaigns for Congress are underway for this year’s elections, but lingering disagreements over the final shape of new voting districts have left some candidates — and would-be candidates — in limbo.
Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missed
Read full article: Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missedPolicymakers and demographers have been asking whether it's time to rethink the census after results released last week that showed Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were undercounted in greater rates in 2020 than a decade ago.
US Black population: The biggest growth is in smaller cities
Read full article: US Black population: The biggest growth is in smaller citiesThe largest African American growth in pure numbers over the past decade didn’t take place in traditional hubs of Black life such as Atlanta or Houston, but rather in smaller cities with lower profiles.
Native Americans fret as report card released on 2020 census
Read full article: Native Americans fret as report card released on 2020 censusThe U.S. Census Bureau will release reports Thursday that show how good of a job the agency believes it did in counting every U.S. resident during the 2020 census.
New Census director has faith in quality of 2020 numbers
Read full article: New Census director has faith in quality of 2020 numbersThe new U.S. Census Bureau director says he is listening to the concerns of data users and policymakers, and the agency is making permanent community outreach efforts, in an effort to restore any trust that was lost following attempts by the Trump administration to politicize the nation’s head count.