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Census 2020
Texas leads the country in keeping its native-born residents home
Read full article: Texas leads the country in keeping its native-born residents homeA report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas researchers say that economic growth, low taxes and big cities all can keep residents in their home states.
U.S. census and other surveys likely undercount the number of LGBTQ+ people living in Texas
Read full article: U.S. census and other surveys likely undercount the number of LGBTQ+ people living in TexasSome queer Texans may fear disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity to neighbors or the government. The lack of accurate numbers makes it more difficult to provide appropriate health care, especially in rural areas.
Hispanics officially make up the biggest share of Texas’ population, new census numbers show
Read full article: Hispanics officially make up the biggest share of Texas’ population, new census numbers showWhite people had been the state’s largest population group since at least 1850. Sometime in 2022, the Hispanic population surpassed them, new data shows.
Texas cities again lead population growth, and Austin is now country’s 10th largest
Read full article: Texas cities again lead population growth, and Austin is now country’s 10th largestTexas took four of the 10 top spots among the nation’s fastest-growing cities, with the Austin metro area overall seeing some of the most significant growth.
Census Bureau chief defends new privacy tool against critics
Read full article: Census Bureau chief defends new privacy tool against criticsThe U.S. Census Bureau’s chief is defending a new tool meant to protect the privacy of people participating in the agency’s questionnaires against calls to abandon it by prominent researchers and demographers.
Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status
Read full article: Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion statusIndia’s 110 million indigenous tribespeople are scattered across various states and fragmented into hundreds of clans, with different legends, different languages and different words for their gods.
More Texans turn to home schooling after the pandemic showed them what learning outside of schools could be like
Read full article: More Texans turn to home schooling after the pandemic showed them what learning outside of schools could be likeSome new home-schoolers disagree with how race and sex are taught at schools. Others cite safety concerns after the Uvalde shooting and poor academic outcomes.
Hurricane hit areas led US with missing 2020 census data
Read full article: Hurricane hit areas led US with missing 2020 census dataTwo Louisiana parishes devastated by two hurricanes and two rural Nebraska counties had among the highest rates of households with missing information about themselves during the 2020 census that required the U.S. Census Bureau to use a statistical technique to fill in gaps.
Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn't get fired
Read full article: Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn't get firedA watchdog group has determined that some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 census didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses.
House OKs bill to curb political interference with census
Read full article: House OKs bill to curb political interference with censusThe House has passed legislation on a party-line vote that aims to make it harder for future presidents to interfere in the once-a-decade headcount that determines political power and federal funding.
Hispanic Texans may now be the state’s largest demographic group, new census data shows
Read full article: Hispanic Texans may now be the state’s largest demographic group, new census data showsFor years, the state’s Hispanic population has grown significantly faster than the white population. The new census data is the first to reflect Texas passing a milestone in its cultural and political evolution.
US moved online, worked more from home as pandemic raged
Read full article: US moved online, worked more from home as pandemic ragedDuring the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spend more than a third of their income on rent went up.
AP interview: Census director aims to restore trust in count
Read full article: AP interview: Census director aims to restore trust in countThe next U.S. census isn’t until 2030, but already Census Bureau leaders are looking for ways to adapt to a roiled civic climate that only seems to be getting more contentious.
Sudden arena idea angers, unnerves Philadelphia's Chinatown
Read full article: Sudden arena idea angers, unnerves Philadelphia's ChinatownOrganizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch.
Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head count
Read full article: Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head countA U.S. Census Bureau director couldn’t be fired without cause and new questions to a census form would have to be vetted by Congress under proposed legislation that attempts to prevent in the future the type of political interference into the nation’s head count that took place during the Trump administration.
Arizona county had largest white, Black, Hispanic growth
Read full article: Arizona county had largest white, Black, Hispanic growthMetro Phoenix’s Maricopa County had among the biggest growth in white, Black and Hispanic residents last year, as well as the biggest increase overall of any U.S. county.
Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms
Read full article: Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic termsThe federal government is taking preliminary steps toward revising racial and ethnic classifications that haven't been changed in a quarter century following calls for better categories for how people identify themselves in federal data gathering.
In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents missed during US head count
Read full article: In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents missed during US head countAround 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could shortchange them of federal funding in the current decade.
The U.S. census estimates it missed more than a half-million Texans during 2020 count
Read full article: The U.S. census estimates it missed more than a half-million Texans during 2020 countImmigrants, people living in poverty and non-English speakers were among the most likely to be missed, yet the crucial count received lackluster promotion by Texas state government.