Nation Sep 18 Some census takers who fudged 2020 data didn’t get fired, federal report says By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics May 19 In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents were missed during U.S. Census 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. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Mar 10 WATCH: U.S. Census Bureau releases undercount of minority groups in 2020 Census Civil rights groups are outraged that Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were overlooked at higher rates than a decade ago. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation Dec 21 U.S. population growth drops to lowest rate since nation’s founding in pandemic’s first year This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation’s population grew by less than 1 million people. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Aug 12 Census shows U.S. is diversifying, white population shrinking The agency on Thursday released a trove of demographic data that will used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Aug 12 WATCH: Census Bureau releases new population data By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country. Continue reading
May 06 Residents left big metros during pandemic for family, study finds By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A new study and Census Bureau data show migrants moved out of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas and into smaller ones during the pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 13 Biden picks first person of color to head Census Bureau fulltime By Mike Schneider, Associated Press If confirmed, Robert Santos would become the first person of color to serve as a permanent director of the Census Bureau, the nation's largest statistical agency. Continue reading
Apr 13 Asian Americans are the fastest growing group in the U.S., report finds By Vignesh Ramachandran Fast-growing Asian American population set to change business and politics in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Senate hearing on the 2020 Census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Census Bureau had a new automated system for the 2020 count. Called "the optimizer," it was designed to create efficient routes for census takers as they knocked on doors of households that hadn't yet responded to the survey. Continue reading