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May 26 2022
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US Census Bureau: Big city losses early in COVID pandemic
Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. She knew every corner of Manhattan and had worked hard to build a community of friends. Living in a small apartment, she found her attitude shifting early in the coronavirus pandemic. After her brother accepted a job in Seattle in the summer of 2020, she decided to move there too.
“It was fine until it wasn’t,” Im, 36, said of her
Associated Press
Nov 16 2021
Conversation Guide
The Census, Redistricting and Gerrymandering
Every decade, our voting districts are modified according to the census data. While every district has roughly the same population, they are often drawn (or gerrymandered) in such a way to favor the incumbent, a political party, or any group. But does this serve us? And what can be done? This conversation examines the way districts are done and we explore how it could work better. It’s wonky,
Living Room Conversations
Nov 08 2021
Conversation Guide
The Census, Redistricting and Gerrymandering
Every decade, our voting districts are modified according to the census data. While every district has roughly the same population, they are often drawn (or gerrymandered) in such a way to favor the incumbent, a political party, or any group. But does this serve us? And what can be done? This conversation examines the way districts are done and we explore how it could work better. It’s wonky,
Jun 17 2022
News
2020 Census 'Undercounts and Overcounts' Could Determine if Democrats or Republicans Have Control of US House
A 2020 U.S. Census review found that the errors within the count may have cost some states extra seats in Congress while allowing others to hang on to some of theirs.
With control of the lower chamber up for grabs, it could be the census that ultimately determines whether Democrats or Republicans have the majority in the House.
The census not only measures how many people live
CBN
Apr 27 2021
News
2020 Census Results
“The overall U.S. population stood at 331,449,281, the Census Bureau said on Monday, a 7.4% increase over 2010 representing the second-slowest growth of any decade in history… Texas will receive two more congressional seats next year, and five states - Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, Montana and Oregon - will gain one congressional seat each, the census bureau said. New York, California,
The Flip Side
Aug 12 2021
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U.S. to release census data used for legislative redistricting
The U.S. Census Bureau will release data on Thursday from the 2020 census that states will use to draw congressional and state legislative districts for the next decade, marking the start of what will be a fierce partisan battle over redistricting.
Demographers also expect the data to show that the country's white population is declining for the first time in history, with people of
Reuters
Apr 01 2020
Headline Roundup
What Coronavirus Means for the 2020 Census
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly affect the 2020 U.S. Census, the 24th in the country's history. Many voices are advocating the importance of completing the census, especially during a crisis; some are focusing on specific coronavirus-related consequences that could negatively impact or skew census data.
Read more about why the U.S. conducts a decennial census on the
Wired


Jun 05 2019
News
2020 Census Battle
“Last week the challengers in the dispute over the decision to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census notified the Supreme Court about new evidence. The new evidence, the challengers argued, indicated that a Republican redistricting strategist played a key role in the decision, which was intended to create an advantage for whites and Republicans in future elections. [On Monday
The Flip Side
Mar 10 2022
News
2020 census undercounted Black, Latino, Indigenous populations
The 2020 census undercounted Black, Latino and Indigenous populations while over-counting white and Asian people, according to estimates from a report the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.
The findings continue a long-standing struggle for the bureau with counting underrepresented groups while over-counting non-Hispanic white people. Many of them live in hard-to-reach areas, such as
NBC News (Online)