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Mar 27 2018
News
Commerce Department says citizenship question will be reinstated in 2020 Census
In a controversial move, the Commerce Department announced Monday that the question of citizenship will again be included in the 2020 Census.
The move comes at the request of the Justice Department, first made in the early days of the administration, saying it was needed to better enforce the Voting Rights Act.
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May 24 2024
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A 'warning sign': Census data shows Buffalo is again losing population
After a rare uptick, Buffalo appears to again be losing population. The state’s second largest city, along with most of upstate’s large cities, saw a slight dip in population from 2020 to 2023, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates compiled in a report from the Empire Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan Albany think tank. Buffalo saw a dip of 1.3%, showing signs that the population is
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May 16 2024
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Portland’s population losses slow, census says
Portland and other cities in the metro area saw narrower population losses last year, new census data showed, a sign that an exodus of residents might be slowing.
The city still lost 4,170 residents between July 2022 and July 2023, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday, a 0.7% decrease to 630,500 residents.
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May 12 2021
Fact Check
No, the Census Bureau didn’t confirm a problem with the 2020 election results
The U.S. Census Bureau has been sucked into the swirl of misinformation surrounding the 2020 presidential election.
"US Census Bureau confirms HUGE CONFLICT in total number of voters in 2020 election," reads a claim that in recent days has appeared in Facebook posts and blog posts.
They were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its
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May 23 2024
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Massachusetts Annual Census Finds Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
A citizenship question included in the state-mandated annual census of all Massachusetts residents has proved to be an effective tool in cleaning the voter rolls of ineligible registrants. From the city of Boston to the smallest towns in the commonwealth, once a year, local officials are required by law to compile a resident listing (sometimes known as a street listing) of who lives where
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Jul 16 2024
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These 14 Pa. towns have lost the most residents since 2020. See if your city made our list
As many Pennsylvania counties face a long-term decline in population, some cities and towns across the commonwealth have already started seeing their residents decrease since 2020. Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that nearly 66% of Pennsylvania’s more than 2,500 municipalities saw their communities drop in size between 2020 and 2023, but the difference in most towns
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May 29 2024
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Hmong community shares concerns over Census ethnic categories
"We don't feel that we are represented when we are classified as East Asians," said Yao Yaj, executive director of the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce. SAINT PAUL, Minn. — There are more race and ethnicity groups noted in the U.S. census than ever before, but some Minnesotans feel they don't always get It right. Yao Yaj is the executive director of the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce
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May 29 2024
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These California cities are shrinking fastest, new Census data shows
(NEXSTAR) – California was one of eight states that saw its population shrink last year, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The shrinkage was small, granted, with only a 0.2% drop in population between July 2022 and July 2023. But some of the largest cities and towns in the Golden State saw more dramatic drops. Anaheim and Long Beach, for example, both lost nearly 1% of
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