Nation Jan 27 Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in U.S. population growth rate last year By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation Jan 31 Midway through a 5-year term, Robert Santos decides to resign as U.S. Census Bureau director His planned departure comes midway through his five-year term and in the middle of planning by the statistical agency for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding for another decade to come. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Jan 29 Analysis: What does the commerce secretary do? There is no other Cabinet position that has to engage with lawmakers in Congress across so many disparate technical issues, committees and stakeholders. By Linda J. Bilmes, The Conversation
Nation May 27 These groups feel U.S. race and ethnicity categories still don't represent them The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark. By Terry Tang, Mike Schneider, Associated Press
World Dec 29 World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1 The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million people. If the current pace continues through the end of the decade, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nov 10 The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world's population has passed 8 billion By Mead Gruver, Associated Press The bureau says the overall trend is longer lifespans offsetting fewer births. Even so, the global population growth rate continues a long-term trend of decline. Continue reading
Sep 21 What the 2020 census shows us about race and ethnicity in the U.S. right now By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African, Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade and Chinese and Asian Indians were the two largest Asian groups, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
Sep 19 Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity on community survey By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The bureau wants to test the wording, response categories and placement of gender identity and sexual orientation queries on the questionnaires for the American Community Survey. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 9:34 How an aging population poses challenges for U.S. economy, workforce and social programs By William Brangham, Layla Quran New numbers from the Census Bureau show the U.S. population is older than it’s ever been, with the nation’s median age over 38. William Brangham spoke with Philip Bump and Wendy Edelberg about how an older America could pose significant… Continue watching
May 13 Complaints of 2020 census undercounts in major cities receive mixed results By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. Here's where the challenges stand for Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee and Phoenix. Continue reading