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.

Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.

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

In a week when highly partisan redistricting dominated the news, President Donald Trump took a step further Aug. 7 when he said he had ordered the Commerce Department to start working on a new census.

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.

President Biden Joe Biden speaks at a Hispanic Heritage Month 2022 reception at the White House. Just who counts as 'Hispanic' in the U.S. is an open question. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via ...

If by this he means a snap-census before the scheduled 2030 survey, he’s demanding that the federal government undertake a gargantuan task with minimal planning and no discernible source of funding.