Nation Sep 21 What the 2020 census shows us about race and ethnicity in the U.S. right now By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics May 30 Phoenix becomes largest U.S. city to successfully challenge 2020 census Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census. It claimed that group homes, jails and drug treatment centers were overlooked during the nation's head count. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation May 25 With population of aging Americans growing, U.S. median age jumps to nearly 39 There are important social and economic consequences to an aging population, including the ability of working-age adults to support older people through Social Security and Medicare contributions. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation May 13 Complaints of 2020 census undercounts in major cities receive mixed results Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. Here's where the challenges stand for Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee and Phoenix. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation Sep 18 Some census takers who fudged 2020 data didn’t get fired, federal report says Some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 count didn't have their work redone fully, weren't fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's watchdog group. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Jul 20 Secret memo links census citizenship question to apportionment, oversight committee says By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Some Trump administration officials had initial doubts that it was legal to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census but pressed forward and attempted to add it anyways. Continue reading
May 19 In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents were missed during U.S. Census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Around 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 short-change them of federal funding in the current decade. Continue reading
Mar 10 Civil rights leaders outraged as more minorities undercounted in 2020 census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced. Continue reading
Mar 10 WATCH: U.S. Census Bureau releases undercount of minority groups in 2020 Census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Civil rights groups are outraged that Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were overlooked at higher rates than a decade ago. Continue reading
Sep 14 Federal relief payments insulated families from economic disaster, Census finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many. Continue reading