The coronavirus pandemic, hurricanes and political attitudes might have contributed to an undercount in six states, mostly in the South. The census likely overcounted in eight others.

The populations of at least 14 states were miscounted in the 2020 Census, a report released Thursday by the Census Bureau found, but the discovery will have no impact on the ongoing redistricting ...

The states were not counted equally well for population totals used to determine their share of political representation and federal funding for the next 10 years, a new Census Bureau report shows.

The 2020 census is coming soon to a mailbox near you. Starting this week, households across the United States will begin receiving invitations to complete the census online or on the phone. Some ...

The virus may represent the biggest threat to the United States census in its 230-year history. Mandated by the constitution, it is the world’s most expensive and among the world’s oldest ...

A post-census survey of more than 160,000 randomly chosen homes used to check the quality of the decennial count found 14 undercounted or overcounted states, led by Arkansas at -5% and Hawaii at ...

The 2020 United States Census is currently nearing its end, and if you haven’t filled your responses out yet, you should. Since the Census is only held every 10 years, it’s very possible that ...

The United States population is getting more diverse, according to data from the 2020 census. By the staff of The Morning The United States population is getting more diverse, according to new ...

Population data collected from the 2020 census could lead to dramatic changes in how congressional seats and Electoral College votes are apportioned in several states. Ten states, including ...

Going digital could make the 2020 census more inclusive and efficient, but experts fear the Census Bureau is also opening itself up to new risks.

The census is a count of the total population of the United States. As provided for in the Constitution, it is taken every 10 years and conducted by the nonpartisan U.S. Census Bureau.

The federal Census, conducted every 10 years, aims to count everyone living in the United States and its territories.