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Suburbs Take Center Stage as U.S. Growth Slows
Marc Perry, a senior demographer at the U.S. Census Bureau, said in an email that “for the past several decades the general trend has been for the fastest-growing cities of 50k+ population to be located on the outskirts of generally fast-growing metro areas in the South and West.”
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Alabama Drops Lawsuit Challenging Census Privacy Method
The state of Alabama has asked to dismiss its lawsuit challenging a controversial statistical method used by the U.S. Census Bureau
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2020 Census Data Reveals the U.S. is More Diverse Than Ever
While America is more diverse than ever, it’s also becoming more siloed: more educated people are increasingly concentrating themselves in cities. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky breaks down the early data from the 2020 Census and explains how it will impact your Congressional district and the political world.
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Be Counted & Support Your Community (sponsored)
Don’t wait any longer! Make sure to return your mailed census or go to my2020census.gov to complete.
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How the California Census Affects You (sponsored)
We’ve all seen the ads and promos, but what is the California Census and why is it so important right now? Find out how making sure you’re “counted” will impact the ecosystem of our roads, schools, and even COVID testing. Also, be sure to register before Sept. 30th.
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Census Bureau Must Temporarily Halt Winding Down Operations
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau for the time being to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September
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Census Document Says Cutting Steps Risks Errors in Count
A U.S. Census Bureau document says some steps in the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census will need to be cut in order to meet an end-of-the-year deadline and that could increase the risk for errors.
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Cities Sue Census Bureau Over Ending 2020 Head Count Early
More than a half-dozen cities, counties and civil right groups have sued the Trump administration, saying there was no justification for its decision to cut the 2020 census short by a month
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Census Bureau Adds Emails, Phone Calls to Door-Knocking
If you haven’t filled out the 2020 census form yet, you may be getting an email, call or questionnaire in the mail asking you to answer the questions
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Census Bureau Drop-Outs Complicate Door-Knocking Efforts
The Census Bureau has another challenge as widespread door-knocking for the 2020 survey begins next week
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Trump Signs Memo in Push to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census Count
President Donald Trump’s memo aims to omit undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base, which is, in part, used to determine how many seats a state gets in the House of Representatives.
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Trump Signs Memo Barring Census From Counting Undocumented People
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges. Trump said that “respect for the law and protection of the integrity of the democratic process warrant the exclusion of illegal aliens from the apportionment base,...
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Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Census
The 2020 U.S. Census is required for anyone living in the United States, but there are billions of reasons you’d want to take it: lawmakers use census data to divvy up money for important resources like hospitals, fire stations and roads. Lawmakers will rely on this year’s census data until 2030, so now’s your chance to make sure your household...
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Officials Want Delay in Nation's Head Count Due to Virus
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020 Census – The Stakes are Highest for the Most Marginalized
NBCLX Storyteller Chase Cain goes deeper into the history of the U.S. Census and what it means for the populations that get overlooked during the nationwide count every 10 years.
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Celebrities, Civil Rights Groups Form Coalition on Census
Civil rights groups, lawmakers, attorney generals, former Census Bureau directors and actors like Rita Moreno and George Takei say they are forming a coalition to protect the confidentiality of the 2020 census
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Texts, Not Door-knocks: Census Outreach Shifts Amid Virus
The coronavirus has waylaid efforts to get as many people as possible to take part in the census
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Census Bureau Delays Deadline for 2020 Count by 2 Weeks
The U.S. Census Bureau is delaying the deadline for counting everyone in the U.S. by two weeks because of the spreading novel coronavirus
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US Census Bureau Suspends Field Operations on Virus Concerns
The U.S. Census Bureau has suspended field operations for two weeks, citing the health and safety of its workers and the U.S. public from the novel coronavirus
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Bay Area Asian-American Leaders: Billions of Dollars at Stake in 2020 Census
Asian American leaders in the Bay Area are activating their networks to spread the message that billions of dollars tied to the upcoming U.S. Census count are at stake.