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Former US Census Bureau director John Thompson, who guided preparations for 2020 head count, dies

John Thompson, who guided preparations for the 2020 census as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, has died

The Independent UK

US imports hit record high as businesses seek to avoid tariffs

The surge in US imports was mainly driven by consumer goods such as pharmaceuticals, as businesses attempt to stockpile in order to avoid further tariffs.

Euronews

2024 new home sales hit their highest pace in three years. Does that mean lower home prices are around the corner?

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 2024 new home sales hit their highest level since 2020. Here’s what the data might mean for the sluggish housing market.

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CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information

Resources for contraception, gender-affirming care, STIs and HIV flicker in and out of existence or vanish completely

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Census officials defend the method that led to an increase in the count of multiracial people

The U.S. Census Bureau says improvements to the design of the 2020 census questions and the tabulating of answers led to an increase in the count of multiracial people in the United States

The Independent UK

Americans Continue Migrating From High-Tax to Low-Tax States

Increasing mobility and remote work make taxes an important consideration in where to live.

Reason

Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say

When 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010

The Independent UK

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U.S. Census Bureau Updates Immigration Counting Methodology

Learn about the U.S. Census Bureau's updated immigrant counting methodology and its impact on population estimates.

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The US Census Bureau is adding refugees to its immigrant count

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates

The Independent UK

What's behind the widening gender wage gap?

The first widening of the gender wage in 20 years is the latest indication that many women have paid a price for leaving the workforce at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, either because they lost their jobs or because they quit because of caretaking responsibilities

The Independent UK

Percentage of foreign-born people in the U.S. at its highest in over 100 years with Latinos leading the pack

The figure rose to 14.3% in 2023, according to figures from the Census Bureau

Latin Times

Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship

The number of Americans living in poverty, according to the nation’s official definition, fell slightly to about 36.8 million in 2023, the Census Bureau announced on Sept. 10, 2024. The data released also indicated that the poverty rate declined a little. However, an alternative way to measure poverty ticked up,…

The Conversation

Half of all households in the country can’t afford a normal starter home

Americans need to make almost $80,000 to buy a typical starter home, according to Redfin. Data shows 50% of households earn thousands less than that.

Fortune

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

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Latinos accounted for the majority of the overall U.S. population increase between 2022 and 2023

According to a new Census Bureau report, Hispanics accounted for about 70% of the U.S. population growth, driven primarily by births rather than migration

The Independent UK

Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don't represent them

The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes are still missing the mark

USAFacts

Is Congress representative of the American people?

Congress is older, more educated, and made up of a higher share of men than the US population.

Texas Observer

Dade Phelan’s Efforts to Expand Healthcare Still Leave Many Struggling in His District

The House speaker has never backed full Medicaid expansion, and GOP resistance could now harden.

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U.S. Census Bureau Considers Adding Questions On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity

The U.S. Census Bureau is considering adding questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to its American Community Survey. The proposed question...

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The Census Bureau is dropping a controversial proposal to change disability statistics

After public outcries, the U.S. Census Bureau says it's no longer moving ahead with proposed survey changes that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%.

USAFacts

What will America’s population look like by 2100?

The Census Bureau estimates there will be 1.2 million more deaths than births in the year 2100.

The Independent UK

Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don't like it

The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates don't like where things are heading

WEKU

The immigrant population in the U.S. is climbing again, setting a record last year

Census Bureau data show the number of foreign-born people rose by nearly a million in 2022 after years of little growth. Experts say the increase coincides with a gradual reboot of legal immigration.

The Independent UK

Child poverty in the US more than doubled after pandemic aid expired

Joe Biden blasts congressional Republicans for the ‘deliberate policy choice’ behind surging poverty

USAFacts

What does living at the poverty line look like?

Inflation affects families at different income levels unevenly as the poorest Americans pay a larger share of their incomes on food and housing.

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