Census

For decades, Americans who trace their origins to the Middle East and North Africa have had to choose “white” or “other” on the Census and other government and business forms.

The Biden Admin is proposing major changes to federal surveys that could reshape how latinos and people of Middle East and North African descent are counted in federal surveys and censuses.

A watchdog group has determined that some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 census didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses. The report by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General raises concerns about possible damage to the quality of the once-a-decade head count that...

In the first full year of the pandemic, the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses in the nation

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun accepting challenges from states, cities and tribal nations that want to contest the results of the 2020 census

There have been new changes to help define our growing, blended communities. But does it truly represent all of us? Lolita Lopez reports for the I-Team on Nov. 26, 2021.

The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected

Here’s what to know about our changing state and how political boundaries could affect you. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

Redistricting political boundaries based on the recent U.S Census is happening in California.

The results of the 2020 headcount have many Latino and Black communities concerned about whether the latest numbers are accurate

U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census.

“In the rural areas, if you didn’t have the Latino growth, employers would be struggling even more just to fill those positions,” a Nebraska research coordinator said of the state.

Growth in the number of people who identified as multiracial on 2020 census responses soared over the last decade, rising from under 3% to more than 10% of the U.S. population

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new population data that will be used to reshape U.S. House seats and state legislative districts for the next decade

The Census Bureau is due to release new data on the changing U.S. population