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Interactive Apportionment Map Preview Now Available

The “Historical Apportionment Data Map” currently displays apportionment results for each census from 1910 to 2010.

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Webinar to Provide Insights on Upcoming Quality Metrics Release

The U.S. Census Bureau plans for the first time to release a number of data quality indicators along with the first results from the 2020 Census.

Press Release | April 20, 2021

2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun releasing the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay during a specific weekly pay period.

Random Samplings Blog | April 16, 2021

How We Complete the Census When Households or Group Quarters Don’t Respond

As we continue to process 2020 Census responses, people have asked what happens when we don’t get a response from an address.

Press Release | April 15, 2021

Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections Data Available

Provides a comprehensive look at state governments and contains statistics on the tax collections of all state governments.

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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Northern Great Plains Population Gains Higher Than U.S. Last Decade

The region’s population declined for much of the last century but mostly urban counties and five North Dakota oil boom counties drove growth from 2010 to 2019.

Story | April 14, 2021

How Do COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy Rates Vary Over Time?

New Household Pulse Survey interactive tracker allows users to view characteristics of the vaccinated and vaccine-hesitant populations.

Story | April 13, 2021

Were American Homes Ready for the Pandemic?

Isolating when someone is infected with COVID-19 is challenging when 38% of U.S. multi-person households don’t have two bathrooms and enough bedrooms.

Story | April 12, 2021

Number of Children Living Only With Their Mothers Has Doubled in Past 50 Years

Newly released Current Population Survey tables show the percentage of children under 18 who live with two parents declined since 1968.

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