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.

A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone ...

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

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

Two Florida college students and an advocacy group for retirees are asking a federal judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit ...

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

The Census Bureau is looking for temporary workers to carry out next year's major field test of the 2030 census in six states ...

Internal advice shows the Ministry for Pacific Peoples minister was warned that replacing the traditional census with ...