Census

California on Tuesday became the latest state to sue President Donald Trump over his executive order excluding people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn after this year’s census. The nation’s most populous state stands to lose a congressional seat if the president’s order stands, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center....

Los Angeles County residents are falling behind the rest of the state in responding to the 2020 census, leading county officials to remind everyone that responses drive funding for health care, schools and senior services, among other critical needs. Los Angeles County is at risk of losing out on federal funding to respond to emergencies like COVID-19 and won’t have…

A coalition of 20 states and 15 cities and counties filed suit Friday to block President Donald Trump’s memo directing undocumented immigrants be excluded from the 2020 census count for purposes of deciding how many members of Congress are apportioned to each state, calling it “unlawful.” The suit, filed in New York federal court, charges that Trump’s directive shows “blatant disregard...

President Donald Trump’s memo aims to omit undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base, which is, in part, used to determine how many seats a state gets in the House of Representatives.

Mayor Eric Garcetti said he will join volunteers Saturday in helping with the effort to get more people to complete the U.S. Census before the Aug. 14 deadline amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Garcetti said Friday during his COVID-19 pandemic update he is encouraging more people to join the Goodwill Ambassadors to volunteer to help residents complete the census, as only…

The 2020 U.S. Census is required for anyone living in the United States, but there are billions of reasons you’d want to take it: lawmakers use census data to divvy up money for important resources like hospitals, fire stations and roads. Lawmakers will rely on this year’s census data until 2030, so now’s your chance to make sure your household...

For the generation of Americans not yet old enough to drive, the demographic future has arrived

My Black Counts founder Lanae Norwood talks about the importance of the 2020 Census. Video broadcast Thursday June 18, 2020 on Today in LA.

The U.S. Census Bureau will resume hand-delivering questionnaires to select households in Los Angeles and Riverside counties this week, having previously suspended all field work due to the coronavirus pandemic. The bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin dropping off 2020 Census packets at front doors in Los Angeles and Riverside County, focusing on areas…

It’s not meant to be a trick question, but many displaced by the pandemic aren’t sure how to fill out the 2020 U.S. census.

Officials and nonprofit groups are trying to get hard-to-count groups to participate in the census, and Arab Americans say the undercount is even more pronounced for them

The U.S. Census Bureau wants more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, and that could delay the divisive process of drawing new legislative districts.

Just over half of all American households have completed the 2020 Census questionnaire so far, with Los Angeles County residents lagging somewhat behind both national and state rates at 47.6%, according to Census Bureau data. Youngsters are the most undercounted group during census efforts, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who urged residents to be sure their…

The 2020 census is off and running now that the questionnaire is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website

Who gets to be “Person 1?”

The stakes are high when a major civic exercise involves a large population, new technology that has not been thoroughly tested and an entire country waiting on the results. Just ask the organizers of the Iowa caucuses, which offered a cautionary tale on the technological woes that could befall a big political event. Some observers worry that this year’s...

The U.S. Census Bureau announced it has thousands of part-time positions available for the 2020 Census, and it will hold a hiring event on Friday, Jan. 10, in hopes of filling those vacancies.

When the census officially kicks off in January in Alaska, it will start in an Alaska Native community three months before the rest of the nation, NBC News reports. It’s an important moment for the Native community in Alaska, which gets to decide who among their members will be the first counted.

Facebook plans to clamp down on attempts to use its services to interfere with the 2020 U.S. census, including the posting of misleading information about when and how to participate, who can participate and what happens when people do.

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