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 ...
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.
Census data can be pretty sensitive—it’s not just how many people live in a neighborhood, a town, a state, or the nation as a whole. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau asks about people’s ages, racial ...
Once the pandemic lockdown ended, researchers say homeschool numbers dipped a bit, but that decrease didn't last long. In ...
Some experts are arguing that it’s time for the census to aggressively make use of government data and other sources to augment its own decennial count. By Michael Wines WASHINGTON — Beyond the ...