How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

Quyen Dinh didn’t even remember that, in 2024, she was selected as one of 23 appointees to the Census 2030 Advisory Committee ...

Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.

On August 28, Republican representative August Pfluger introduced the COUNT Act. If passed, it would add a citizenship ...

Republicans are eyeing ways to keep illegal immigrants out of the population counts that determine apportionment.

Some experts are arguing that it’s time for the census to aggressively make use of government data and other sources to augment its own decennial count. By Michael Wines WASHINGTON — Beyond the ...

Detroit’s population grew for the second year in a row after years of steady decline, according to census data.