Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing U.S. population growth

U.S. Census

Published
May 1, 2021

Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing U.S. population growth

In Utah, births drove the growth, while Idaho's populace burgeoned under an influx of out-of-staters.
Published
April 26, 2021

Maine’s population grew 2.6% from last census, far below national rate of 7.4%

The Census Bureau released state population counts Monday, but more detailed demographic data will not be released until the summer.
Published
April 26, 2021

Republican Sunbelt gains congressional seats as census shows population shift

For the first time in 170 years of statehood, California is losing a congressional seat.
Published
March 28, 2021

Census data delay scrambles plans for state redistricting

A delay in census data is scrambling plans in some states to redraw districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures.
Published
February 6, 2021

Calendar timing means virus deaths won’t be seen in census

Deaths that began in mid-March will not show up in the state population figures that determine representation in Congress.
Published
January 14, 2021

Census Bureau says it will stop trying to provide Trump with tally of undocumented

The announcement came after staffers said they were pressured to produce data regardless of accuracy; a rights groups called for the director to resign.
Published
December 22, 2020

Commentary: Supreme Court shouldn’t have punted on Trump’s census order

A new ruling addresses only the timing, not the merits, of the president’s unconstitutional directive to subtract undocumented immigrants from the count.
Published
December 18, 2020

Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature

The court’s decision Friday is not a final ruling on the matter and it's not clear whether Trump will receive final numbers from the Census Bureau before he leaves office next month.
Published
November 19, 2020

Anomalies found in data put rushed census deadline in jeopardy

Missing the Dec. 31 deadline for turning in the apportionment numbers would be a blow to President Trump's efforts to control how many congressional seats each state gets and how $1.5 trillion in federal spending is distributed.
Published
November 10, 2020

Census Bureau denies fake data allegations by census workers

Workers say they were told to make up answers about households where they were unable to get information.