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Demographers Warn Of Faster US Population Decline After Supreme Court Clears Trump To Mass Deport Immigrants

The US Supreme Court's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for certain immigrants may accelerate demographic decline, with experts warning of an ageing population and shrinking workforce.

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The new American Dream doesn't live in a big city. It lives in Celina, Texas

The Census Bureau's latest data make it official: the fastest-growing places in America are small exurban cities ringing Dallas and Houston.

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Most common names in the US revealed by Census Bureau

The 2020 Census is the first since 1990 to provide data on first names

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Retail sales rose 0.6% in February, the Census Bureau said, reversing a January slump.

Axios

40% of U.S. Counties Lost Population Last Year as Immigration Crackdown Intensified: Report

About 40% of U.S. counties lost population between July 2024 and July 2025, as a sharp decline in immigration slowed national growth and reversed gains in many regions, according to new Census Bureau data.

Latin Times

Growth rate slowed in US metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border

New U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties

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Bureau plans to use mail carriers in census test already facing criticism

The U.S. Census Bureau is planning to use postal carriers as census takers for a pilot program in two southern cities

The Independent UK

New York adds just 1,008 people in 2024–25 as immigration plummets to lowest level in four years

New York’s population growth has stalled, adding just 1,008 residents between 2024–25, driven by a historic drop in international immigration and ongoing domestic outmigration. Once a magnet for newcomers, high housing costs, work authorization delays, and affordability pressures now push immigrants away. With births barely offsetting losses, the state faces…

The Times of India

Democrats say citizenship question could derail census test and deter immigrants from participating

Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question

The Independent UK

Immigrant rights groups seek to dismiss a Republican lawsuit to exclude noncitizens from US census

Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting people who are in the U.S. illegally during the 2030 census

The Independent UK

Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test

The Independent UK

Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South

The Trump administration is eliminating four out of six planned locations for a 2030 census practice test

The Independent UK

Trump’s immigration crackdown leads to sharp decline in US population growth

The nation's population reached nearly 342 million people – but its growth rate has plummeted

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Why America's Inequality Story Doesn't Add Up

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.

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More Money More Problems: Here’s 14 Reasons Why The Rich Hate Poor People

About 37.9 million people in the U.S. are living in poverty in 2025, according to the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the top 1% of households control 35% of the nation’s wealth. This widening gap paints a sobering picture of economic disparity. Baby Boomers, a generation known for its work ethic and…

Kiplinger

Dow Falls 557 Points to Start NVDA Week: Stock Market Today

The Oracle of Omaha saw growth and value in certain corners of the stock market during the third quarter.

The Independent UK

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

The Census Bureau plans to test using U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations next year during field tests for the 2030 census

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The Independent UK

Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration

A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself

Fortune

'Human skills' are at a premium again now that big companies are backpedaling on error-prone AI

“What I'm seeing happening is the humans are coming back into the loop," Kelly Monahan, MD of the Upwork Research Institute, told Fortune.

The Independent UK

Inflation ate away any financial gains in most households, census finds

Richest households still saw their income rise, data from the Census Bureau shows

The Independent UK

US household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 peak

The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains

The Independent UK

DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure

The group run by Elon Musk and aides to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting surveys conducted by the U_S_ Census Bureau that it claims are “wasteful."

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do

Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area.

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