U.S. Census Bureau

Some census takers who fudged 2020 data didn’t get fired, federal report says

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

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.

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.

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.

U.S. population growth drops to lowest rate since nation’s founding in pandemic’s first year

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation’s population grew by less than 1 million people.

Census shows U.S. is diversifying, white population shrinking

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The agency on Thursday released a trove of demographic data that will used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.