Jan 17 What you need to know before the 2020 Census starts By Mark Thiessen, Mike Schneider, Associated Press The 2020 Census will begin next week in rural Alaska. The Census always starts in remote parts of the nation's largest state out of tradition and necessity. Continue reading
Dec 30 U.S. had its slowest population growth rate in a century By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration made the past year’s population growth rate in the United States the slowest in a century, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
Nov 20 Nebraska is first state to share drivers’ records with Census Bureau By Mike Schneider, Grant Schulte, Associated Press Nebraska is the first state to publicly acknowledge it will share drivers’ license records with the U.S. Census Bureau as the federal agency tries to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to count the number of U.S. citizens. Continue reading
Oct 16 Census confirms drivers’ records request tied to citizenship By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is acknowledging that its nationwide request for state drivers' license records is the result of President Donald Trump's order to gather records that can better determine the numbers of citizens and non-citizens across the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 14 Census Bureau seeks state data, including citizenship info By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is asking states for drivers' license records that typically include citizenship data and has made a new request for information on recipients of government assistance, alarming some civil rights advocates. Continue reading
Sep 10 Share of uninsured Americans rises for 1st time in a decade By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press An estimated 27.5 million people, 8.5% of the population, went without health insurance in 2018. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Census forms won’t include citizenship question In our news wrap Tuesday, White House and Justice Department officials confirmed the U.S. Census Bureau will begin printing forms for the 2020 survey, without a citizenship question. Also, members of the European Union have broken a deadlock and chosen… Continue watching
Jun 27 The Supreme Court blocked a citizenship question from the census. Now what? By Yasmeen Alamiri, Daniel Bush Though the court has stopped the citizenship question from being added to the 2020 Census, it does not mean definitively that the question cannot appear on the forms. Continue reading
Jun 04 Blacks, Latinos at risk of undercount in 2020 census, report says By Mike Schneider, Associated Press With the 2020 census count less than a year away, a new report says undercounting certain populations will be likely, despite the best efforts of the U.S. Census Bureau, nonprofits and state and local officials to encourage participation. Continue reading
Apr 23 Supreme Court hears arguments over citizenship question on census By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Conservative Supreme Court justices were mostly silent Tuesday as a Trump administration lawyer defended the government's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, an indication the court's majority may be inclined to side with the administration. Continue reading