The Latest Breaking News from the Census Bureau

The percentage of uninsured Texans in 2022 dropped to the lowest in a decade

Texas is still the state with the highest percentage of uninsured residents, at nearly 17 percent, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau survey released Thursday.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 14, 2023

New Census data shows why Americans hate the economy despite economists telling us to feel good about it

Real incomes fell for the third year in a row.

Fortune · Sep 13, 2023

Trump plots tax cuts as poverty rises

Trump and his advisors are setting sights on an aggressive tax cut plan to push during his 2024 campaign

Salon · Sep 12, 2023

Cost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves

Only a single municipality, the Village of Pingree Grove in Illinois, has signed a contract so far with the U.S. Census Bureau to have the agency conduct a repeat head count following the 2020 census

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023

Justice Sotomayor Defends Racial and Ethnic Classifications Relied Upon by Harvard and UNC

She doesn't do a very good job of it.

Reason · Jul 31, 2023

UPS impasse with union could deliver a costly strike, disrupting brick-and-mortar businesses as well as e-commerce

Talks between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and UPS over a new contract fell apart on July 5, 2023. The union and the shipping and logistics company are blaming each other for the collapse, which occurred a few weeks after 97% of UPS’s Teamsters voted to strike if the Teamsters…

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2023

Most populous US states and city ask for census corrections over misplaced ship and missed students

A misplaced naval ship in California, overlooked students in New York City and missed inmates in Texas are some of the reasons that the two most populous states and the largest city in the U.S. have filed last-minute 2020 census corrections requests

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake

The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in population totals that could cost them millions of dollars in federal funding

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Stock Market Today: Dow Snaps Losing Streak on Strong Economic Data

The blue chip index notched its first win in seven sessions even as Walgreens Boots Alliance spiraled.

Kiplinger · Jun 27, 2023

Undercounted? More census data needed on LGBTQ community, experts say

DETROIT — As politicians battle over gay rights in statehouses across the country, it's difficult to know exactly how many people even identify as LGBTQ — and experts say the missing data could be crucial.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023