Each month the Census Counts team compiles Census-related news from a wide swath of national and regional media outlets to keep data equity stakeholders informed and engaged.
As always, you can find earlier clips here.
October 28, 2024 Census Coalition Clips
National
The Hill | News Do people want to live in cities anymore?
City populations have long ebbed and flowed. In the early aughts, for example, population growth in cities plummeted as easy credit and growth in metropolitan areas with large suburbs resulted in a “suburb boom,” according to an analysis from the Brookings Institution. And the pattern of mass exodus and return is playing out again. Major cities across the country experienced population loss during the COVID-19 pandemic — once people were able to move — as white-collar workers freed by remote work relocated to suburbs and smaller cities.
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech | October 28, 2024
States
California
Axios San Francisco | News California has highest share of new residents from foreign countries
Nearly half of California’s new residents last year came from foreign countries, new Census migration data shows. Why it matters: Immigration is a pressing and divisive political issue across the U.S., but there are massive gaps between the states in terms of how many new arrivals are actually settling there. State of play: California saw the country’s highest share of new residents from foreign countries in 2023 at 42%.
Kate Murphy, Shawna Chen, Erica Pandey, Alex Fitzpatrick | October 28, 2024
Louisiana
Axios New Orleans | News Women outnumber men in New Orleans, Census says
New Orleans has one of the country’s highest ratios of women to men, according to the U.S. Census. The big picture: On average, there are 102 women for every 100 men in U.S. metro areas. In New Orleans, there are 106.8 women for every 100 men. Baltimore came in at the top with 107.2 women. Between the lines: Big cities and areas with college campuses typically have more women than men, writes Axios’ Noah Bressner. Caveat: The data comes from the Census’ annual American Community Survey, which only gives people the option to identify as male or female.
Carlie Kollath Wells, Chelsea Brasted, Alex Fitzpatrick |October 25, 2024
New York
CBS Albany | News Census data reveals how many New Yorkers left in 2023, and where they headed
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed more than 480,000 New Yorkers moved out of the Empire State in 2023 – the majority headed to Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and Texas.Residents have highlighted issues with weather and the economy. Census data further showed that 65,000 fewer New Yorkers left the state in 2023 than in 2022, when factoring in the number of individuals who chose to move into the state.
Olivia Jaquith | October 22, 2024
North Carolina
The Charlotte Observer | News People are moving to NC from these 10 states the most, 2024 Census data shows
North Carolina’s population is growing rapidly, and part of that is due to people coming from other states, new U.S. Census data shows. But which states lost the most residents to the Tar Heel State? North Carolina gained nearly 340,000 people from other states in 2023, year-over-year, according to recent Census data. Of those new residents, about 40,000 came from Florida — the most from a single state. The new Census data also shows that North Carolina got an influx of about 64,000 new residents in 2023 who lived outside the U.S. the previous year.
Evan Moore | October 24, 2024
Oregon
Oregon Live | News Asian American students, advocates call for the state to collect more detailed data about their ethnicities
Oregon’s education data shows that the state’s Asian American students surpass their peers on nearly every academic metric. More of them perform at grade level in math and English than the state average, they have higher attendance rates and they’ve posted the highest four-year graduation rate, at 92%. Nevertheless, advocates argue the state should collect more detailed data. The broad “Asian” category overgeneralizes the academic experience of students from dozens of distinct ethnicities, they say, and can mask needs that could be specific to some groups.
Sami Edge | October 25, 2024
Blog Posts and Reports
U.S. Census Bureau | Blog Convening on Disability Measurement: A Powerful Next Step in an Ongoing Discussion
On September 30, the U.S. Census Bureau had the privilege of convening with more than 100 disability community stakeholders in person and online in a meeting co-hosted with the Office of Management and Budget, the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Council on Disability, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities’ Health Task Force. Through this gathering of federal agencies, data users, disability advocates, community representatives and stakeholders, we sought diverse perspectives of people in the disability community and heard about their lived experiences and how they relate to disability measurement. Together, we held a robust discussion on federal disability measures including strengths and limitations. This provided a genuine opportunity for mutual learning.
Robert L. Santos | October 28, 2024
The Leadership Conference | Blog Our Voices Matter: How Georgia’s 2020 Count Shaped Representation
The 2020 Census’s impact goes far beyond a simple headcount. In this and the following elections this decade, the census will continue to shape the future of America’s political landscape. In this case study, we explore how the 2020 Census continues to impact the material reality of voting in my home state of Georgia. The census tells the story of the dynamic growth not only in my home state, but also of the diverse communities across the nation. It provides a snapshot of each community every 10 years, which influences the political landscape of our nation for the following decade.
Imani Bryant | October 28, 2024
As always, you can find earlier clips here.
October 21, 2024 Census Coalition Clips
National
Axios | News By the numbers: The U.S. states where immigrants are moving
Coastal states, border states and states with some of America’s biggest cities saw the biggest influxes of new residents from foreign countries in 2023, according to new Census migration data. Why it matters: Immigration is a pressing political issue across the U.S., but there are massive gaps between the states in terms of how many new arrivals are actually settling there. By the numbers: The data tracks all the people who moved from one state to another plus those who moved to the U.S. from abroad. Of all those movers — close to 32.5 million — nearly a quarter were immigrants or Americans who had been living in a foreign country a year ago.
Erica Pandey | October 19, 2024
The Wall Street Journal | News The Racial Identity of Americans Is Rapidly Blurring. Politics Hasn’t Caught Up.
In the final weeks before Election Day, the campaigns have targeted their fight for votes to particular racial and ethnic groups, with Vice President Kamala Harris rolling out an “opportunity agenda for Black men” and Donald Trump courting Latino voters in a town hall hosted by Univision in the past week. Yet increasingly, the categories familiar to recent generations—white, Black, Asian, Native American, Native Hawaiian and Hispanic—are dissolving rapidly, yielding to more fluid and complex identities that researchers and politicians are struggling to understand. By one definition, the U.S. multiracial population surged from nine million to almost 34 million from 2010 to 2020, or from about 3% to more than 10% of the population, according to the Census Bureau.
Oyin Adedoyin, Cameron McWhirter and Paul Overberg | October 18, 2024
New Geography | News How to Prepare America for Demographic Decline
America is in the early days of a vast demographic transition. In the coming decades, the U.S. population will grow far more slowly than ever before, and it will become much older and more racially diverse. This shift will transform the country in many ways, and the United States is not prepared. According to projections from the U.S. census, the country’s population will grow just 6% between 2024 and 2050, from a total of about 340 million today to 360 million in 2050. It will peak in the 2070s at about 370 million and then decline for many decades thereafter. These forecasts are based on assumptions by the Census Bureau about births and immigration. Given how slowly birth-rate trends evolve, these parts of the estimates are likely to prove accurate.
Cullum Clark | October 18, 2024
The New York Times | News Where Are People Working Remotely?
Remote work has become the norm for many during the past few years. Although offices are filling up again, they’ll probably never reach prepandemic levels. So, how many people are working from home, and where are they doing it? To figure that out, a report from CoworkingMag analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, which found that about 22.5 million Americans “worked primarily from home” in 2023 — roughly 13.8 percent of the entire work force. Unsurprisingly, the number shot up in 2021, when 17.9 percent of workers were remote. The total has receded since then, but is still more than triple the amount from a decade ago.
Matt Yan | October 17, 2024
CNET | News Census Data: 6 Million Americans Connected After ACP Introduced
Census data released in September shows 2.8 million American households added an internet subscription in 2023. That’s less than the 3.2 million households that got online in 2022, and the second smallest jump since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 2015. Still, 92.2% of American households now have an internet subscription — up from 76.7% in 2015. In other words, the digital divide continues to narrow. This is a term that refers to the gap between those who have access to — and the means to afford — a speedy broadband internet connection and those who don’t. It’s been the target of billions of dollars of government spending, an infrastructure investment on par with the money spent in the 1930s to bring electricity to rural America.
Joe Supan | October 16, 2024
States
North Carolina
Axios Charlotte | News North Carolina’s foreign-born population is booming
North Carolina’s foreign-born population surged 32% over the last decade, census data show. Why it matters: Foreign-born residents in North Carolina are a growing and important part of the state’s economy — supporting sectors from healthcare to tech to agriculture — while shaping what the state looks like politically and culturally. By the numbers: North Carolina’s foreign-born population in 2023 was 995,127, comprising 9.18% of the state’s overall population, per census data.
Katie Peralta Soloff | October 20, 2024
Blog Posts and Reports
U.S. Census Bureau | Press Release 2023 State-to-State Migration Flows Statistics Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new state-level statistics on geographic mobility and place of birth in 2023. Geographic mobility refers to the movement of people within and across geographic boundaries. The state-to-state migration flows table package contains the following two tables: State-to-State Migration Flows provide estimates of the number of people moving between the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and to the United States from abroad. The 2023 table includes a new look-up tool that allows users to obtain migration flows estimates for states. State of Residence by Place of Birth provides estimates of people living in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in 2023 by place of birth.
Public Information Office | October 17, 2024
As always, you can find earlier clips here.
October 15, 2024 Census Coalition Clips
National
The Conversation | News People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to recovery, US census surveys show − smarter, targeted policies could help
For many people, being displaced by a disaster has long-term consequences that often aren’t obvious or considered in disaster aid decisions. We study public policy and disaster response. To get a better understanding of the ongoing challenges disaster victims face – and how officials can respond more effectively – we analyzed U.S. Census Bureau surveys that ask people nationwide about their disaster displacement experiences, as well as their stress and anxiety. The results show how recovery from disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and flooding involves more than rebuilding, and how already vulnerable groups are at the greatest risk of harm.
Trevor Memmott & Christopher Weller | October 15, 2024
USAToday | News Why young people continue to flee big cities even as pandemic has faded
Since the pandemic, cities with more than 1 million residents have lost adults aged 25 to 44 while towns with smaller populations have gained young people, after accounting for both those moving in and leaving, according to a University of Virginia analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. “Younger adults have driven most of the shift towards small towns and rural areas since the pandemic,” said Hamilton Lombard, the study’s author and a demographer at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Paul Davidson | October 14, 2024
The Hill | News Erase ‘other’: Accurate Census data matters for every American
Nobody sees themselves in the word “other.” Nor do they like to be lumped into broad categories that fail to describe who they really are. And when this happens in data used to inform policymaking, these people often become invisible. Because of a lack of options, nearly 50 million U.S. residents — many of them Latin Americans — checked the box for “other” in the last Census, a 129 percent increase from the previous decade. In addition, people from other backgrounds — including Asian Americans and American Indians — are often forced to check boxes that hide the nuance of their identities behind broad racial and ethnic categories.
Ninez Ponce | October 10, 2024
States
Indiana
Inside Indiana Business | News U.S. Census Bureau signs 20-year lease for new facility at River Ridge
A commercial complex in southern Indiana has signed a major government tenant long-term. On Monday, the General Services Administration signed a 20-year lease for 340,000 square feet of space at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Charlestown. The GSA handles office property management and supply tasks for the federal government, and the deal brings the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Processing Center to the commercial center.The census bureau has operated in southern Indiana for decades and has been near downtown Jeffersonville. Now, the center and its approximately 600 jobs will stay in the region.
Marek Mazurek | October 14, 2024
New York
Newsweek | News Slowest-Growing US State: Map Reveals Where Population Growth Is Dwindling
New York is the fastest shrinking state in the U.S., according to the latest Census data. However, population declines have not been even across the state. Between 2020 and 2023, 80 percent of the Empire State’s towns and cities decreased in numbers. In 2023, New York was one of only eight states with shrinking populations, alongside California, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. New York City saw some of the most significant declines in population, especially during the first years after the pandemic. Analysis by Cornell University found that the city’s population plunged by nearly 4 percent—more than 336,000 people—in the first year of the pandemic alone as people migrated to less dense counties and even neighboring states.
Pandora Dewan | October 13, 2024
Blog Posts and Reports
U.S. Census Bureau | News A Profile of the Nation’s Hispanic-Owned Businesses
About 7.1% of the nation’s 5,681,118 employer firms (businesses with at least one paid employee) in the United States were Hispanic-owned in 2021 and the construction sector had the largest number of Hispanic-owned businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2022 Annual Business Survey shows there were a total of 406,086 Hispanic-owned employer firms in the United States in 2021. A business is considered Hispanic-owned when 51% or more of the stock or equity is held by Hispanic owner(s) of any race. Businesses are considered equally Hispanic/non-Hispanic owned when 50% of the stock or equity is held by a Hispanic owner(s) of any race and the other 50% of the stock or equity is held by a non-Hispanic owner(s) of any race.
Rachel Arledge
U.S. Census Bureau | News Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data products from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions and projections on an ongoing basis. The BTOS includes data for multiunit/multilocation businesses. BTOS will continue to collect data complementary to key items found on other Economic surveys, such as revenues, employees, hours, and inventories. Additional details on artificial intelligence use and types used were added for one cycle and released March 28, 2024.
Julie Iriondo | October 10, 2024
As always, you can find earlier clips here.
October 7, 2024 Census Coalition Clips
National
OxFam | News Three Takeaways from New Census Data on US Poverty and Income
Earlier this month, the US Census Bureau released new data on 2023 poverty and incomes. The headline figures show that incomes are up, while poverty is down. But a deeper dive into the data reveals that the truth is more complicated. Alarming economic inequalities — especially along the lines of race and gender— remain, and some are even worsening. Census data shows that poverty remains high, especially for marginalized groups. The “official poverty rate” (OPM) decreased by a modest 0.4% from 2022 to 11.1%. But the OPM provides an incomplete picture of poverty. It does not factor in geographical variation in the cost of living or the impact of the tax code and noncash support such as food stamps. The more comprehensive “supplemental poverty rate” (SPM) does take these into account. At 12.9%, the overall SPM poverty rate increased by 0.5% from 2022, with the increase driven in large part by soaring rent costs.
Patricia Stottlemyer, Jackson Gandour | October 3, 2024
The Bay State Banner | News Black immigrants: a growing force in U.S. elections
When it comes to issues like immigration during the presidential election cycle, political parties are placing a major focus on immigrant voters, particularly those who could sway outcomes in key battleground states. One group that often flies under the radar in these discussions is Black immigrants. This rapidly growing demographic is reshaping the Black electorate with its diverse social, cultural and political views. According to the New American Economy, the Black immigrant population grew by 30% between 2010 and 2018, and the 2020 U.S. Census allowed Black Americans to list their national origins for the first time. As a result, individuals like Ghanaian Americans in Texas could mark “Ghana” to highlight their heritage. With this recognition comes visibility: 4.3 million Black immigrants now reside in the U.S., and 2.5 million of them are eligible to vote.
Laura Onyeneho | October 2, 2024
States
California
The Latin Times | News New California Bill Breaks Down Latino and Indigenous Health Data to Tackle Their ‘Diverse Needs’
In a historic move aimed at reducing health disparities, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the Latino and Indigenous Disparities Reduction Act (SB 1016) into law. The legislation mandates the collection and disaggregation of detailed health data for Latino and Indigenous Mesoamerican communities in California, ensuring these diverse populations—who make up 40% of the state’s residents—are accurately represented in state health data. According to the California State Health Foundation, Latino Californians are more likely to be uninsured and experience poor health outcomes, while American Indians have the lowest life expectancy compared to other racial and ethnic groups.
Carola Guerrero De León| October 4, 2024
Florida
Bay News | News U.S. Census race categories updated to better count Hispanic/Latino groups
At Jesus Puerto’s Sol de Cuba Cafe, you not only experience history, but also savor rich dishes, including the original Cuban sandwich. “A lot of people don’t know each of the ingredients represent the different ethnic groups that worked in the cigar factory alongside my ancestors 100 years ago,” said Puerto. His ancestors played a crucial role in supporting Cuba’s independence from Spain. After they migrated to Ybor City, they ran the Martí-Maceo Society, better known as the Afro-Cuban Club. “We’ve not known of anything of being Black and of Cuban descent,” Puerto said. But he says his past experiences with filling out federal documents have never reflected that. “A federal document should represent its population,” said Puerto. “I could only be Hispanic or Black.” For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. Census will change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity.
Fadia Patterson | October 5, 2024
Louisiana
NOLA.com | News Supreme Court decision could keep Louisiana’s second Black-majority U.S. House district into 2028
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide this week whether Louisiana continues to have two districts, rather than one, designed to give Black candidates a reasonable chance of election to the U.S. House. The nine justices plan to discuss Callais v. Landry behind closed doors Friday. They will decide whether to hear Louisiana’s redistricting case or send it back to a three-judge panel that in April dismissed the Legislature’s map that allowed two minority-majority congressional districts. Though the last Census counted a third of the state’s population as Black, the Louisiana Legislature initially approved a map in 2022 ensuring the election of five White Republicans to the state’s six-member House delegation. After a legal challenge by Black voters, Chief U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick, of Baton Rouge, found two minority-majority districts warranted under the Voting Rights Act. She gave the state until January to draw new maps with two Black “opportunity” districts or the courts would.
Mark Ballard | October 6, 2024
Texas
Every Texan | News Data Brief: Celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Texans
Trends in AAPI Texans over time reveal how their history has been influenced by globalization, the state’s workforce needs, and immigration policy. In 1870, the first Asian people to immigrate to Texas were Chinese, followed by the first Japanese immigrants in 1890. This story, as with many aspects of Texas’ history, is complicated and shaped by racist policies such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese Internment, and “alien land laws.” By understanding and acknowledging our past, we can work towards a future that ensures rights and opportunities for all Texans.
Kaitlan Wong, Sarah Serpas | October 3, 2024
Washington, D.C.
Axios D.C. | News Which states people from D.C., Maryland, Virginia are moving to
People who are moving from D.C. and Maryland often aren’t going far, per new census data. Virginians, however, seem to be peacing out. Why it matters: There’s a lot of moving around within the DMV as people shift where they live to find more space and affordability in an expensive area, and as they reconfigure how close they need to be to work in an evolving office environment. State of play: The top states where D.C. residents most frequently move are Maryland and Virginia, per 2018-2022 five-year state-to-county migration estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Mimi Montgomery | October 3, 2024
Blog Posts and Reports
U.S. Census Bureau | News Census Bureau Celebrates 13th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day
The U.S. Census Bureau next week is set to hold a series of events to recognize the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast contribution to the nation’s economy. The weeklong celebration begins on Manufacturing Day, observed annually (the first Friday in October since 2011) to showcase the benefits and potential of modern manufacturing and spur interest in manufacturing careers. The Census Bureau has a Manufacturing Week homepage with valuable manufacturing statistics and data products, and plans to post about the observance on its social media accounts throughout the week.
Lewis Y. Liu | October 3, 2024
U.S. Census Bureau | News Census Bureau Releases New Geospatial Data
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the release of new geospatial data, including the first-time release of Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER)/Line files in GeoPackage format. GeoPackage files are spatial extracts that are based on the Open Geospatial Consortium Encoding Standard and can be used with geographic software. This release of the Census Bureau’s geospatial data includes the new 119th Congressional District and 2024 State Legislative District boundaries provided in the Master Address File (MAF)/TIGER System. These files contain geographic information, which are spatial data encoded in a file format, including TIGER/Line Shapefiles, TIGER/Line Geodatabases and TIGER/Line GeoPackages, which contain national coverage (for geographic boundaries or features) or state coverage (for boundaries within state).
Kristina Barrett | September 30, 2024
