u.s. census

BARONE: Big surprises in the 2030 census estimates

February 6, 2026 Michael Barone

About a month late, presumably due to last fall’s government shutdown, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the populations of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for July 1, 2025. It […]

Census Bureau to test using postal workers as census takers in 2030 field trials next year

October 3, 2025 Mike Schneider

The Census Bureau plans to use U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations during field tests next year for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding. The […]

NC Fast Facts: US census to conduct test runs throughout South, West, including NC

July 26, 2024 The Associated Press

Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years before the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of […]

Study: Millennials didn’t stray far from where they grew up

July 29, 2022 Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city so he moved to the District of Columbia for college. After four years in the comparatively expensive city, he realized […]

16 states back Alabama’s challenge to Census privacy tool

April 15, 2021 Mike Schneider, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sixteen other states are backing Alabama’s challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 […]