Hundreds of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria
More than 1,300 urban areas will now be designated rural.
Missouri town is center of nation's population, Census Bureau says
Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S. Census Bureau says it’s the closest town to the middle of the nation.
Mesa City Council approves new district boundary maps based on 2020 census data
The Mesa City Council unanimously approved new maps for district boundaries on Monday, Nov. 15. The changes are based on population shifts and census information.
1st person of color confirmed as US Census Bureau director
The Senate has confirmed Robert Santos as the next U.S. Census Bureau director.
US 2020 census missed about 1.6 million people, analysis says
An analysis found the 2020 census missed about 1.6 million people, though the undercount was actually smaller than expected given the pandemic and other hurdles.
Census' new privacy method makes people, homes vanish – on paper
A method used by the Census Bureau for the first time to protect confidentiality in the 2020 census has made people and occupied homes vanish — at least on paper — when they actually exist in the real world.
Census data: Phoenix, Goodyear, Buckeye among fastest growing
Phoenix added 162,000 more residents between 2010 and 2020, according to numbers from the 2020 Census. The same figures show the state's population is getting more diverse.
Census data shows US is diversifying, White population declining
The Census Bureau has issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade.
Nobel prize winner, physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88
“The passing of Steven Weinberg is a loss for The University of Texas and for society,” UT President Jay Hartzell said in a statement.
West Virginia sees largest population decline in US
According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other state in the nation.
Arizona could feel negative impacts from 2020 Census results in a number of ways
News that Arizona will not gain an additional congressional seat following the 2020 Census came as a shock to many, but the new Census numbers could have an even bigger impact beyond politics.
Census 2020 results: Texas, Florida gain congressional seats, California loses one for first time
The U.S. Census Bureau numbers are state population counts that show how many residents each state has gained or lost over the past decade, which is used to determine congressional seats and Electoral College votes.
Census Bureau to miss deadline, potentially foiling Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants
The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats.
Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
The high court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of Trump's plan because it's not yet clear how many people he would seek to exclude and whether the division of House seats would be affected.
Census Bureau denies census workers' fake data allegations
Census workers told The Associated Press they were pressured to do so.
2020 Census takers say they were told to enter false information
Two census takers tell The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited.
President Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle
Both sides are informed by the experience of the 2000 election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore.
Supreme Court to decide on exclusion of noncitizens from census count
The justices signaled in their order Friday that they will hear arguments in December and issue a decision by early January, when Trump must report the once-a-decade census results to Congress.
Deadline to return 2020 Census response is Oct. 15
When census numbers are counted, Arizona could gain a new congressional seat. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.
Supreme Court halts census count after Trump administration filing
The U.S. Supreme Court has stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October.