2020 Census

The deadline for the census count was supposed to be Sept. 30, but a lawsuit may change that. Meanwhile, concerns from public officials, government watchdogs and researchers remain about how accurate this count will be. The count directs billions of federal dollars and determines how representation is apportioned. But it also matters a lot to businesses, nonprofits, local governments and researchers.

The U.S. Census Bureau has announced it's ending the 2020 count a month early, a move that's likely to have a big impact on Indigenous communities in the West.

The U.S. Census is underway, and many communities of color across the nation are vulnerable to being undercounted this year. According to a new analysis...

The U.S. Census Bureau had just begun field operations when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, as the agency is preparing to restart, it’s focusing on...

Why does a population number matter?Take a place like Sterling in Logan County. Nestled into the northeast corner of Colorado, the small city serves as a…

You probably got a letter in the mail recently from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you to fill out its survey. And maybe you're thinking, I don't have...

Will an online census work? How might concern over Coronavirus affect who participates?

For the first time in U.S. history, the federal government is trying to count most households through the Internet for the once-a-decade census, but the rollout has been fraught with risks.

As outreach efforts ramp up ahead of the next U.S. census, many people are confused about what the census means or how they can participate, according...

The bureau says it needs around a half-million temporary workers by this spring to carry out the national head count. Some census advocates are worried the agency isn't moving fast enough on hiring.