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

Quyen Dinh didn’t even remember that, in 2024, she was selected as one of 23 appointees to the Census 2030 Advisory Committee. The group has been disbanded since March by order of President Donald ...

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

Census data can be pretty sensitive—it’s not just how many people live in a neighborhood, a town, a state, or the nation as a whole. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau asks about people’s ages, racial ...

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Once the pandemic lockdown ended, researchers say homeschool numbers dipped a bit, but that decrease didn't last long. In ...

NEW 11 NEWS TONIGHT. WE’RE FINALLY SEEING THE DATA GATHERED IN LAST YEAR’S US CENSUS MARYLAND’S POPULATION INCREASED BY NEARLY 5% FROM 2010 TO 2019 TO A LITTLE MORE THAN SIX MILLION RESIDENTS, BUT ...

Some experts are arguing that it’s time for the census to aggressively make use of government data and other sources to augment its own decennial count. By Michael Wines WASHINGTON — Beyond the ...