Latest U.S. Census Bureau News
Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren't U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries, according to a new research paper that comes as Republicans in Congress are pushing to add such a question to the census form. ...
'This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers warn in a new report and a letter to U.S. congressional leaders. “Our bottom-line assessment is that...
The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contract for 2020 census, watchdog says
The U.S. Census Bureau didn't properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers' dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General. Bureau...
