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

How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

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.

An advocacy group for statisticians urged House lawmakers to strike a provision in a spending bill that would restrict the ...

A new measurement tool eliminates the inaccuracies that have plagued data about housing supply, helping governments more clearly understand how housing policies are impacting local needs.

Nobody sees themselves in the word “other.” Nor do they like to be lumped into broad categories that fail to describe who they really are. And when this happens in data used to inform policymaking, ...

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

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — When it comes to choosing what county to live in, an increasing number of Hispanics and Latinos are moving to St. Lucie County. In fact, according to preliminary 2020 census ...