The census is a count of those living in the United States and in its territories: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The census is conducted every 10 years in the United States, but did you know it’s required by the Constitution? In Article I, Section 2, the Constitution says Congress must count the residents of the ...

Every 10 years, we have to count people. At least that's what Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution says. It doesn't sound too complicated. But it is. Who gets counted, and how, determines not only ...

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since 1790, ...

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.

Nearly 30,000 census takers are gathering data that had a direct impact on government policies and planning, but for workers ...

View of Portland an Mount Hood from the historic Pittock Mansion. According to the latest U.S. Census estimates, the population of Portland and the rest of the state has declined for the first time in ...

India’s census in 2026 will be the most significant since independence. Politics will be reshaped along the lines of caste, ...

The Ministry of Data and Statistics, led by Minister Ahn Hyung Jun, announced that the 2025 Population and Housing Census, ...