After former President Donald Trump signed a presidential memo in August 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau was directed to stop collecting payroll taxes from certain employees in the final months of last year. The bureau is now trying to get some former temporary workers to pay what they owe. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP After former President Donald Trump signed a presidential memo in August 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau was directed to stop collecting payroll taxes from certain employees in the final months of last year. The bureau is now trying to get some former temporary workers […]
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Robert Santos, president of the American Statistical Association, has been approved to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as its new Senate-confirmed director through 2026. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Robert Santos, president of the American Statistical Association, has been approved to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as its new Senate-confirmed director through 2026. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images The Senate has confirmed Robert Santos, President Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Census Bureau, for a historic political appointment. After a bipartisan 58-35 vote on Thursday, Santos, […]
A person wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging census participation in Seattle in April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted not only last year’s national head count, but also a critical follow-up survey that the U.S. Census Bureau relies on to determine the tally’s accuracy. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP A person wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging census participation in Seattle in April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted not only last year’s national head count, but also a critical follow-up survey that the U.S. Census Bureau relies on to determine the tally’s […]
People pass by a “Complete the census” sign along New York City’s Hudson River Greenway in September 2020. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images People pass by a “Complete the census” sign along New York City’s Hudson River Greenway in September 2020. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images An independent panel of researchers said they have found no major irregularities in the 2020 census results that were used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade. In a report released Tuesday, the American Statistical Association’s task force of census experts also noted that despite concerns about […]
For about 1 in 10 people counted for last year’s U.S. census, a single check box was not enough to report their racial identities. Their multifaceted responses to the race question for the 2020 head count helped produce the data released this month for redrawing voting maps, enforcing civil rights laws and guiding federal funds to local communities. Now, demographers and other researchers are trying to figure out what caused the number of people who identified with more than one racial group to jump over the past decade by an eye-popping 276%. Kids, census changes and DNA tests As experts look […]
Some news coverage of the latest 2020 census results may have led you to think the white population in the U.S. is shrinking or in decline. The actual story about the country’s biggest racial group is more complicated than that. And it’s largely the result of a major shift in how the U.S. census asks about people’s racial identities. Since 2000, the forms for the national, once-a-decade head count have allowed participants to check off more than one box when answering the race question. While the 2020 census results show fewer people checking off only the “White” box compared with in […]
New census results show growing numbers of people in the U.S. identify with more than one race. As the country becomes more multiracial, the Census Bureau is rethinking how it explains diversity. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: New census results out this week show the United States is becoming more diverse and multiracial. Headlines say the country’s white population is in decline. But as NPR’s census correspondent Hansi Lo Wang has discovered, he’s dug through the numbers and has a more complicated story to tell us. Hansi, thanks so much for being with us. HANSI LO WANG, BYLINE: Thank you for having me, […]
James F. Holmes, the first-ever person of color to oversee the U.S. head count, stands inside his office at the Census Bureau’s former headquarters in Suitland, Md., in 1998, when Holmes served as acting director for about nine months. Juana Arias/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Juana Arias/The Washington Post via Getty Images James F. Holmes, the first-ever person of color to oversee the U.S. head count, stands inside his office at the Census Bureau’s former headquarters in Suitland, Md., in 1998, when Holmes served as acting director for about nine months. Juana Arias/The Washington Post via […]
Alabama filed a federal lawsuit to force the U.S. Census Bureau to move up the release of 2020 census redistricting data and stop its plans for using a new way of keeping people’s information in the data confidential. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Alabama filed a federal lawsuit to force the U.S. Census Bureau to move up the release of 2020 census redistricting data and stop its plans for using a new way of keeping people’s information in the data confidential. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images A three-judge court […]
Minnesota’s state demographer, Susan Brower (center), walks with Dean Goldberg, donning a blue cape and black mask as “Census Man,” through the 2019 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minn., to encourage residents to participate in the national head count. Victor Thorstenson/Minnesota Department of Administration hide caption toggle caption Victor Thorstenson/Minnesota Department of Administration Minnesota’s state demographer, Susan Brower (center), walks with Dean Goldberg, donning a blue cape and black mask as “Census Man,” through the 2019 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minn., to encourage residents to participate in the national head count. Victor Thorstenson/Minnesota Department of Administration This week, […]
This map, showing each state’s number of Electoral College votes following the 2010 census, will change after the first results of the 2020 national head count are released on Monday. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR This map, showing each state’s number of Electoral College votes following the 2010 census, will change after the first results of the 2020 national head count are released on Monday. NPR The first set of results from the 2020 census will be released Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau has confirmed. The federal statistical agency’s acting director, Ron Jarmin, is expected to report new state population […]
U.S. Army soldiers board a bus in January 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the military bases that will likely see population boosts in their 2020 census counts due to a change to how troops deployed abroad were counted. Chris Seward/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Seward/AP U.S. Army soldiers board a bus in January 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the military bases that will likely see population boosts in their 2020 census counts due to a change to how troops deployed abroad were counted. Chris Seward/AP Tens of thousands of U.S. service members who were temporarily deployed […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in March with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the size of which has stayed at 435 voting members for decades. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in March with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the size of which has stayed at 435 voting members for decades. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images For decades, the size of the U.S. House of Representatives has pitted state against state in […]
If confirmed by the Senate, Robert Santos, a Latinx statistician shown here in a 2019 photo, would be the Census Bureau’s first permanent director of color. Errich Petersen hide caption toggle caption Errich Petersen If confirmed by the Senate, Robert Santos, a Latinx statistician shown here in a 2019 photo, would be the Census Bureau’s first permanent director of color. Errich Petersen In a historic move, President Biden is naming Robert Santos, one of the country’s leading statisticians and the American Statistical Association’s president, as his intended nominee to head the U.S. Census Bureau. If confirmed by the Senate, Santos, who […]
Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the “whole number of persons in each state.” Ernie Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ernie Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the “whole number of persons in each state.” Ernie Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images […]
Demonstrators hold signs at a rally about redistricting outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. The Census Bureau said Friday it has “suspended indefinitely” work on citizenship data that a GOP strategist said would be “advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites” during redistricting. Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images Demonstrators hold signs at a rally about redistricting outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. The Census Bureau said Friday it has “suspended indefinitely” work on citizenship data that a GOP strategist said would be “advantageous to Republicans […]
Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, a Trump appointee who wore a “2020 Census” mask while swearing in to testify before a congressional hearing last year, is set to leave on Jan. 20, months before his term ends on Dec. 31. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, a Trump appointee who wore a “2020 Census” mask while swearing in to testify before a congressional hearing last year, is set to leave on Jan. 20, months before his term ends on Dec. 31. Andrew Harnik/AP Updated at 6:37 p.m. ET The Trump-appointed director of the U.S. […]
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo was named Thursday as President-elect Joe Biden’s intended nominee for secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees the Census Bureau. Jonathan Wiggs/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Wiggs/Boston Globe via Getty Images Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo was named Thursday as President-elect Joe Biden’s intended nominee for secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees the Census Bureau. Jonathan Wiggs/Boston Globe via Getty Images Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, the first woman to lead the country’s smallest state, has been named President-elect Joe Biden’s intended nominee for commerce secretary. If confirmed […]
A demonstrator hands out a sign about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. The Census Bureau is projecting the first set of census numbers won’t be ready until February, Trump administration attorneys told a federal judge on Monday. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images A demonstrator hands out a sign about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. The Census Bureau is projecting the first set of census numbers won’t be ready until February, Trump administration attorneys told a federal […]
Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham holds up his mask with the words “2020 Census” as he testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the census in July. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham holds up his mask with the words “2020 Census” as he testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the census in July. Andrew Harnik/AP Updated at 6:44 p.m. ET Saddled with delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last-minute changes by the Trump administration, the first set of 2020 census results will not […]
Signs promoting the 2020 census hang on a fence in Reading, Pa., in September. The Census Bureau has found irregularities in this year’s census responses that could affect the counting of millions of people. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Signs promoting the 2020 census hang on a fence in Reading, Pa., in September. The Census Bureau has found irregularities in this year’s census responses that could affect the counting of millions of people. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images The Census Bureau has found irregularities in records […]
Leaked documents show there’s a possibility that the Census Bureau will not be able to produce numbers for congressional apportionment in time for President Trump to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the count before leaving office. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Leaked documents show there’s a possibility that the Census Bureau will not be able to produce numbers for congressional apportionment in time for President Trump to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the count before leaving office. Patrick Semansky/AP Documents obtained by the House Oversight and Reform Committee confirm the Census Bureau may not be able to release a key […]
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case involving the Trump administration’s desire to exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case involving the Trump administration’s desire to exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count. Andrew Harnik/AP At the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, skeptical justices questioned the Trump administration’s lawyer over a plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count — the first time unauthorized immigrants would not be counted for purposes of drawing new congressional districts. While questioning Acting […]
D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas joined another Trump-appointed federal judge in voting to dismiss a Washington, D.C.-based lawsuit over President Trump’s efforts to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers that set up the next Electoral College map. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas joined another Trump-appointed federal judge in voting to dismiss a Washington, D.C.-based lawsuit over President Trump’s efforts to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers that set up the next Electoral College map. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images […]
A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up a phone displaying the Electoral College map in Philadelphia on Nov. 7. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up a phone displaying the Electoral College map in Philadelphia on Nov. 7. John Minchillo/AP The Census Bureau has uncovered routine “anomalies” in the results of this year’s national count that may force the bureau to miss a legal reporting deadline. That outcome could thwart President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to change who is counted in numbers that determine each state’s share of congressional seats and Electoral […]
A woman uses a fan to cool off while waiting by a 2020 census booth at a farmer’s market in Everett, Mass., north of Boston, in July. Concerns about the accuracy of the data after Trump officials cut the count short have led to calls for a redo. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A woman uses a fan to cool off while waiting by a 2020 census booth at a farmer’s market in Everett, Mass., north of Boston, in July. Concerns about the accuracy of the […]
Some major final steps for the 2020 census are set to take place during the transition from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, who appear on a smartphone displaying the final presidential debate in October. Photo illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Photo illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Some major final steps for the 2020 census are set to take place during the transition from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, who appear on a smartphone displaying the final presidential debate in October. Photo illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images […]
Demonstrators hold signs about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Demonstrators hold signs about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated at 7:32 p.m. ET The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to a speedy review of President Trump’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate seats in Congress. Last month, a lower court ruling blocked Trump’s push, calling a presidential memo that called for that unprecedented change unlawful. And […]
Protesters holding signs about the 2020 census gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protesters holding signs about the 2020 census gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated at 10:40 p.m. ET The Trump administration can end counting for the 2020 census early after the Supreme Court approved a request to suspend a lower court order that extended the count’s schedule. The high court’s order on Tuesday, following an emergency request the Justice Department made […]
U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham departs a news conference about the 2020 census last month in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AP U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham departs a news conference about the 2020 census last month in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AP Updated at 8:44 p.m. ET The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow counting for the 2020 census to end soon. In an emergency request on Wednesday, Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall said that the Census Bureau must immediately wrap up its field operations, now that it’s passed the bureau’s […]
Over the past three months, the Trump administration has added four political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Over the past three months, the Trump administration has added four political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration has added its fourth political appointee in three months to the Census Bureau amid growing concerns about partisan interference with the 2020 census. Earl “Trey” Mayfield has been appointed to serve as counselor to the bureau’s director, Steven Dillingham, the […]
A sign on the back of a truck promotes 2020 census participation in Reading, Pa. A day after the Census Bureau announced a new “target date” for ending counting efforts, a federal judge in California said she thinks the schedule is “a violation” of her court order. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images A sign on the back of a truck promotes 2020 census participation in Reading, Pa. A day after the Census Bureau announced a new “target date” for ending counting efforts, a federal judge in California said […]
A sign promoting participation in the 2020 census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into a phone for a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. in August. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP A sign promoting participation in the 2020 census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into a phone for a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. in August. Matthew Brown/AP A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to abandon last-minute changes to the 2020 census schedule and extend the time for counting for an […]
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a month early, on Sept. 30. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a […]
U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a Sept. 17 news conference in Phoenix. The Trump administration is facing two federal lawsuits over its last-minute decision to cut the 2020 census schedule short. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a Sept. 17 news conference in Phoenix. The Trump administration is facing two federal lawsuits over its last-minute decision to cut the 2020 census schedule short. Ross D. Franklin/AP President Trump said it was a “situation that has to be.” A month after he declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, Trump explained […]
A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images The winding down of the 2020 census must […]
Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images The Trump administration is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to revive the president’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to determine each state’s share of […]
Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Updated at 5:09 p.m. ET A bipartisan group of senators is […]
President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center) and Attorney General William Barr walk into the White House Rose Garden for a July 2019 press conference on the census. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center) and Attorney General William Barr walk into the White House Rose Garden for a July 2019 press conference on the census. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images A special three-judge court in New York on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to make an unprecedented change to […]
A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Trump administration must, for now, stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, a federal judge in California ordered Saturday, while a legal fight over the shortened schedule for the national head count continues. The temporary restraining order […]
A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence in August in Winter Park, Fla. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence in August in Winter Park, Fla. John Raoux/AP A Census Bureau analysis has concluded that its curtailed schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of “serious errors” in the results for the national head count, according to an internal bureau document obtained by the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The document — […]
U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July. LM Otero/AP With scores of people displaced because of the coronavirus pandemic and other disasters, the U.S. Census Bureau is facing an especially daunting challenge of meeting its once-a-decade goal of tallying every person living in the country “once, only once and in the right place.” After […]
Amid mail delivery delays, the U.S. Census Bureau is planning to send additional paper forms to some households that have not yet responded to the 2020 census. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amid mail delivery delays, the U.S. Census Bureau is planning to send additional paper forms to some households that have not yet responded to the 2020 census. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Under pressure from the Trump administration to deliver 2020 census results by the end of this year, the U.S. Census Bureau has set a cutoff date for receiving […]
The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR Updated at 6:50 a.m. ET Tuesday In an extraordinary move, the Trump administration has added a third deputy director to the U.S. Census Bureau amid mounting concerns of political interference with the 2020 census, the bureau announced Monday. As […]
The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR Updated at 5:12 p.m. ET In an extraordinary move, the Trump administration has added a third deputy director to the U.S. Census Bureau amid mounting concerns of political interference with the 2020 census, the bureau announced Monday. As the […]
U.S. Census Bureau worker Jennifer Pope wears a face covering at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, on July 31. The bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month shorter than previously announced, the bureau’s director confirmed Monday. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP U.S. Census Bureau worker Jennifer Pope wears a face covering at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, on July 31. The bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month shorter than previously announced, the bureau’s director confirmed Monday. LM […]
Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration’s efforts to add the now-blocked citizenship question to the 2020 census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration’s efforts to add the now-blocked citizenship question to the 2020 census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Groups led by Common Cause, a government watchdog group, have filed the first federal lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to President Trump’s call to make an unprecedented change to the population numbers […]
President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump is signing a memorandum Tuesday that calls for an unprecedented change to the constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the country — the exclusion of unauthorized […]
Census Bureau workers are set to start making in-person visits on July 30 to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in Hawaii, North Dakota, Puerto Rico and certain other areas of the country. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Census Bureau workers are set to start making in-person visits on July 30 to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in Hawaii, North Dakota, Puerto Rico and certain other areas of the country. Matt Rourke/AP If someone in your household has not filled out a 2020 census form yet, you […]
South Dakota has agreed to share driver’s license and state ID records with the U.S. Census Bureau as part of efforts to carry out an executive order for citizenship data that President Trump announced in July 2019 with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and U.S. Attorney General William Barr in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7:57 p.m. ET To help figure out the U.S. citizenship status of every adult living in the country, the Trump administration has been accumulating driver’s license information from states including South Dakota, NPR has learned. South […]
Arriving travelers walk by a COVID-19 travel advisory sign in the baggage claim area at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. New York state is requiring travelers from states on its quarantine list to show proof that they’ve completed a form with their contact information. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption toggle caption Kathy Willens/AP Arriving travelers walk by a COVID-19 travel advisory sign in the baggage claim area at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. New York state is requiring travelers from states on its quarantine list to show proof that they’ve completed a form with their contact information. Kathy Willens/AP Travelers flying into […]
Starting July 23, the Census Bureau says door knockers will make in-person visits to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in parts of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Starting July 23, the Census Bureau says door knockers will make in-person visits to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in parts of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The list of places where a masked worker from the Census Bureau […]
After delaying sending out door knockers because of the pandemic, the Census Bureau announced the first six areas of the U.S. where unresponsive households are set to get in-person visits starting July 16. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images After delaying sending out door knockers because of the pandemic, the Census Bureau announced the first six areas of the U.S. where unresponsive households are set to get in-person visits starting July 16. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images With around four out of 10 homes in the U.S. yet to be tallied for the […]
The Trump administration announced two new political appointees Tuesday at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration announced two new political appointees Tuesday at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration is adding two new political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, raising concerns among some Democrats about partisan interference with the ongoing national head count. Nathaniel Cogley, a political science professor at Tarleton State University based near Fort Worth, Texas, is joining the federal government’s largest statistical agency […]
The Census Bureau announced Friday that as early as mid-July, door knockers are set to visit some U.S. households that have been asked but haven’t filled out a 2020 census form yet. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Census Bureau announced Friday that as early as mid-July, door knockers are set to visit some U.S. households that have been asked but haven’t filled out a 2020 census form yet. Matt Rourke/AP Door knockers are preparing to start visiting homes that have yet to fill out forms for the 2020 census as early as mid-July, the Census Bureau announced […]
Workers board up windows of a store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, where some nonessential businesses are allowed to reopen starting Monday after an almost three-month lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Workers board up windows of a store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, where some nonessential businesses are allowed to reopen starting Monday after an almost three-month lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Lennihan/AP After a nearly three-month lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, New York City is taking its first steps to reopen parts […]
People walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would grant the U.S. Census Bureau’s request to delay major deadlines for delivering results of the count because of the pandemic. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP People walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would grant the U.S. Census Bureau’s request to delay major deadlines for delivering results of the count because of the pandemic. Ted […]
People wait in a long line to receive a food bank donation at the Barclays Center on May 15 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Across the country, cities and towns are dealing with the highest unemployment rates since the Great Depression. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images People wait in a long line to receive a food bank donation at the Barclays Center on May 15 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Across the country, cities and towns are dealing with the highest unemployment rates since the Great Depression. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has taken a hit in the paychecks […]
A sign encourages newly sworn-in U.S. citizens to register to vote outside a naturalization ceremony in 2019 in Los Angeles. After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Trump administration is continuing to gather government records to produce citizenship data for redistricting. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A sign encourages newly sworn-in U.S. citizens to register to vote outside a naturalization ceremony in 2019 in Los Angeles. After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Trump administration is continuing to gather government records to produce citizenship […]
Delia Vicente peeks out of the doorway of her house in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in April. The Census Bureau says its workers on the island are getting ready to resume leaving paper forms for the 2020 census outside of front doors. Carlos Giusti/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Giusti/AP Delia Vicente peeks out of the doorway of her house in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in April. The Census Bureau says its workers on the island are getting ready to resume leaving paper forms for the 2020 census outside of front doors. Carlos Giusti/AP More than two months after the national […]
In their new COVID-19 relief bill, House Democrats have proposed extending major legal deadlines for delivering 2020 census results as requested by the U.S. Census Bureau because of the pandemic. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images In their new COVID-19 relief bill, House Democrats have proposed extending major legal deadlines for delivering 2020 census results as requested by the U.S. Census Bureau because of the pandemic. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images As the U.S. Census Bureau resumes some 2020 census field operations put on hold by the pandemic, House Democrats are moving forward […]
The Census Bureau says it will continue its relaunch of limited field operations for the 2020 census next week in some rural communities in nine states. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Census Bureau says it will continue its relaunch of limited field operations for the 2020 census next week in some rural communities in nine states. Matt Rourke/AP The Census Bureau says it is continuing the gradual relaunch of limited field operations for the 2020 census next week in nine states where the coronavirus pandemic forced the hand-delivery of paper forms in rural areas to be suspended […]