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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.<\/em><\/p>\n

As always, you can find earlier clips <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

November 24, 2025 Census Coalition Clips<\/b><\/h1>\n

National<\/b><\/h2>\n

Race, Racism and the Law | News <\/i><\/b>No Data, No Justice: How Government Data Suppression Threatens Racial Equity<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[Note: This article was drafted with the assistance of ChatGPT.] When the government begins erasing, withholding, or quietly discontinuing data collection, it is not a technical change or a bureaucratic oversight. It is a deliberate assault on the truth. And in a society built on centuries of racial hierarchy, any attack on truth becomes an attack on justice. Data is not just information; it is evidence, memory, accountability, and power. When the government suppresses the numbers, it suppresses the people who depend on their visibility for equality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vernellia Randall | November 24, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Vision Monday | News <\/i><\/b>Small Population States Have Big Economic Contributions, U.S. Census Bureau Reports<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Size doesn\u2019t always matter, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, which finds that larger states don’t always have the highest business output per capita. The latest findings show that states like Louisiana, which ranks 25th by population, take the top spot in manufacturing shipment per capita, while states like Florida are at the bottom of manufacturing ratings. The organization used the 2022 Economic Census and 2022 Population Estimates to determine the top five states by value of manufacturing shipments per capita, none of which were among the most populous.<\/span><\/p>\n

Staff | November 24, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Reuters | News <\/i><\/b>US Census Bureau to release Sept retail sales, durable goods orders reports next week<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Wednesday it would publish both September retail sales and food services and durable goods orders reports next week. Both were delayed by the government shutdown. The monthly sales report for retail and food services will be issued on Tuesday, while the durable goods orders report is set for publication on Wednesday. The reports were initially due in October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reuters | November 19, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The New York Times | News <\/i><\/b>After Shutdown, Labor Department Says Some Data is Gone for Good<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a new schedule on Wednesday for its data releases in the wake of the government shutdown. Notably, the October jobs report will not be released independently. A part of the October jobs report that surveys employers will come out with the November jobs report in mid-December, slightly later than previously scheduled, along with data on job turnover. But the agency said that it could not retroactively collect surveys from households, which determine the unemployment rate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lydia DePillis and Colby Smith | November 19, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Bipartisan Policy Center | News <\/i><\/b>Federal Data by the Numbers<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. federal statistical system is a decentralized network spanning more than 100 agencies, organizational units, and programs across government. It provides an essential data foundation for everything from economic policy and public programs to business strategy and private research. As the country faces rapid change and growing complexity, this system must evolve to remain accurate, timely, and trusted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bipartisan Policy Center | November 18, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Web Pro News | News <\/i><\/b>Voluntary Census Push: Republicans’ Bid to Reshape U.S. Data Sparks Statistician Uproar<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a move that could fundamentally alter the landscape of American demographic data, Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation to make participation in key U.S. Census Bureau surveys voluntary. This proposal, embedded in pending bills targeting the decennial census and the American Community Survey (ACS), has ignited fierce opposition from statisticians who warn of diminished data reliability and far-reaching consequences for policy and resource allocation. The push stems from concerns over government overreach and respondent burden, but experts argue it overlooks the critical role mandatory responses play in ensuring comprehensive, accurate statistics. As debates heat up in Congress, the implications extend beyond mere data collection to the very foundations of evidence-based governance in the world\u2019s largest economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Juan Vasquez | November 17, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Economic Policy Institute | News <\/i><\/b>EPI releases new data accountability dashboard amid Trump attacks on federal statistical agencies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Trump administration attacks federal statistical agencies (FSAs), a new Economic Policy Institute dashboard compiles next-best data from non-FSA sources to shed some light on the economy and\u2014even more importantly\u2014to provide an accountability check against efforts to manipulate FSA data in the future. Federal statistical agencies produce the gold standard economic data that employers, investors, job seekers, workers, and policymakers rely on to assess the health of the U.S. economy. However, FSAs face historically unprecedented threats from the Trump administration to their capacity and even their independence. This raises the specter of a future where FSA data cannot be relied upon to honestly report whether the U.S. economy is experiencing dysfunction.<\/span><\/p>\n

EPI Staff | November 17, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

States<\/b><\/h2>\n

Illinois<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Patch | News <\/i><\/b>Special Census Counting Resumes In Plainfield<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The United States Census Bureau resumed counting for the Special Census Thursday in Plainfield. The Village of Plainfield is holding a mid-decade census to account for the estimated 10 percent increase in population since the 2020 Census. If Plainfield hits its population projections in the count, the village could see an additional $1 million or more a year in state and federal funding for essential services, Patch reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emily Rosca | November 20, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

New Hampshire<\/b><\/h3>\n

Business NH Magazine | News <\/i><\/b>Policy Forum: Census Data Reveals Cracks in Financial Wellbeing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are Granite Staters better off economically than they were a year ago? In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data that shows while the financial well-being of Granite Staters did not get worse between 2023 and 2024, it did not improve either.\u00a0 For many households already working hard to keep up with costs, this sense of constantly treading water could be as disruptive as an outright economic downturn. When the cost of living is high, incomes remain stagnant. As requirements for public assistance programs change, more individuals and families may experience poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole Heller | November 21, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Blog Posts and Reports<\/b><\/h2>\n

ESRI | Blog <\/i><\/b>Transitioning American Community Survey Layers in ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past seven years, Esri\u2019s Living Atlas Policy Maps team has created and maintained layers in Living Atlas that contain American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. They have been updated within days of the Census Bureau\u2019s release with minimal downtime for users. In order to prepare for future capabilities, and to eliminate annual downtime for users, we are transitioning the way we do the ACS update this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diana Lavery and Jim Herries | November 24, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

AAPI Data | Report <\/i><\/b>New Report Urges \u201cSafety First\u201d Approach to Government and Nonprofit Data Collections<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amidst growing public distrust of data collection, a group of researchers and organizations who are experts in data fortification and collection have published the SMARTT Framework. The report, authored by Adam Beddawi, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Michele Wong, Beth Jarosz, and Jacob Pasner, introduces a \u201csafety first\u201d approach to data collection designed to rebuild community trust and restore participation in public programs and services. Many communities are increasingly worried about the privacy of their personal data and that their information will be misused. This growing distrust of data collections undermines the ability of policymakers, community advocates, researchers, and public agencies to effectively understand and serve the populations they work with.<\/span><\/p>\n

AAPI Data | November 20, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Leadership Conference | Press Release <\/i><\/b>Civil Rights Coalition Supports a Census that is Safe from Political Influence<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The census is a basic responsibility of our government, and it is essential to our democracy. The Constitution requires that every person in the United States be counted. The Census Bureau carries out this work using proven scientific methods and strong privacy protections that keep personal information confidential. These are the principles that ensure the count is fair and accurate. We are proud to support the testimony of John C. Yang, president and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), who is a valued leader in our coalition.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Leadership Conference | November 20, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

U.S. Census Bureau | Press Release <\/i><\/b>Census Bureau Releases New Data About Characteristics of Employer and Nonemployer Business Owners<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data about the sex, race, ethnicity, veteran status and other characteristics of U.S. business owners. For the first time, the release also includes estimates of employer firms by owner characteristics, industry sector and congressional district. The data come from two sources: the Annual Business Survey (ABS), which covers employer businesses (those with paid employees), and the Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D), which covers nonemployer businesses (those without paid employees). Together, they provide the most complete picture yet of U.S. business owner demographics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Public Information Office | November 20, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

U.S. Census Bureau | Press Release <\/i><\/b>Tribal Casinos: An Economic Boon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

American Indians on tribal lands in the United States have historically faced some of the nation\u2019s worst economic conditions. The proportion of American Indian people living below the poverty line in 1989 was 31%, considerably higher than the 13% national poverty rate at the time. The expansion of tribal casinos that began in the 1990s helped improve economic conditions faster for American Indians relative to the U.S. population as a whole, according to joint U.S. Census Bureau and university research, though there is still progress to be made: the American Indian poverty rate was 19.6% in 2024, greater than that year\u2019s national average of 12.1%, according to Census Bureau data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travis Shoemaker | November 20, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

U.S. Census Bureau | Press Release <\/i><\/b>Women\u2019s Living Arrangements at First Birth<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A larger share of women had their first child while living with an unmarried partner in the early 2020s than in the early 1990s, according to the new Women\u2019s Living Arrangements at First Birth report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The report describes women\u2019s living arrangements (i.e., married, cohabiting, neither married nor cohabiting) at the time of their first birth and how they differed by educational attainment, race and ethnicity from the early 1990s to the early 2020s. The report also found a lower percentage of women had their first child while neither married nor living with a partner in 2020-2024 than in 1990-1994.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitchell A. Friedmann | November 19, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

November 17, 2025 Census Coalition Clips<\/b><\/h1>\n

National<\/b><\/h2>\n

Science | News <\/i><\/b>Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In July, Representative Greg Steube (R\u2013FL) introduced legislation that would undermine the accuracy of American Community Survey (ACS) data. Demographers say it\u2019s part of a broader assault by congressional Republicans on the nation\u2019s premier statistical agency. Steube\u2019s bill, the <\/span>Freedom from Government Surveys Act<\/span><\/a>, would remove potential criminal penalties for not answering the seven-page survey, in effect making the ACS voluntary. Language in a pending 2026 spending bill written by the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives goes further. It would make both the ACS and the regular 10-year census voluntary, and would also prohibit the agency from reaching out more than once to anyone who doesn\u2019t initially respond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeffery Mervis | November 14, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

AOL | News <\/i><\/b>Trump-Backed Gov Candidate Joins Lawsuit Alleging Dirty Census Tricks Helped Democrats<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida has joined a lawsuit challenging what plaintiffs describe as the \u201cunlawful manipulation\u201d of the 2020 census that allegedly caused the GOP stronghold to lose out on congressional seats. The suit was originally filed in September by the University of South Florida College Republicans and the Pinellas County Young Republicans, but was amended Wednesday to add Donalds \u2014 a three-term congressman and Trump-endorsed candidate for Florida governor \u2014 as a plaintiff. The lawsuit\u2019s plaintiffs allege that the U.S. Census Bureau counted \u201cimaginary people instead of real Americans,\u201d costing Florida two additional House seats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Melissa O\u2019Rourke | November 13, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

States<\/b><\/h2>\n

Georgia<\/b><\/h3>\n

FOX 5 Atlanta | News <\/i><\/b>Georgia outspends Deep South neighbors in classrooms, Census data shows<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Census Bureau released new preliminary data Thursday showing how much states spent on public education in the 2024 fiscal year. The early results from the Annual Survey of School System Finances reveal wide differences in per pupil spending across the country and offer the first national comparison of school revenue and expenses for the year. Georgia falls in the middle range of states for per student spending, ranking 18th nationally based on the preliminary numbers now available. The state spent $15,833 per student, placing it above most of the Deep South but below the national leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team | November 16, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Texas<\/b><\/h3>\n

Rio Grande Guardian | News <\/i><\/b>Texas Census Institute: LUCA\u2019s impact on Pueblo de Palmas was a great success<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Texas has 254 counties, more than any other state, 191 of which are classified as rural according to the US Office of Management and Budget. In 2018, only 55 counties participated in the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program. Given the inextricable link between the completeness of the address list and the quality of the census enumeration, this shortfall likely contributed to an undercount in the state of Texas. In an effort to address the lack of participation in the LUCA program, the Texas Census Institute (TxCI) worked to elevate the issue at the state level, to encourage collaboration among agencies and municipalities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rio Grande Guardian | November 14, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Blog Posts and Reports<\/b><\/h2>\n

Center for Immigration Studies | Report <\/i><\/b>Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2025<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This report is an update to an earlier report on the same topic. Like our prior analysis, this report shows that the share of U.S.-born men not in the labor force \u2014 neither working nor looking for work \u2014 has roughly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the current rate remains near a record high relative to prior economic expansions. Being out of the labor force is associated with profound social problems such as crime, overdose deaths, and welfare dependency. All of this is relevant to the immigration debate because many argue for high levels of legal immigration, or even tolerating illegal immigration, on the grounds that there are not enough workers. However, policymakers should consider encouraging work among the millions of non-institutionalized, working-age men on the economic sidelines rather than ignoring this problem and bringing in ever more immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler | November 17, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Pew Research Center | Report <\/i><\/b>What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even before large pieces of the federal government shut down in October 2025, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP \u2013 sometimes called the food stamp program \u2013 was in for some big changes. The tax, spending and policy bill passed by Congress earlier this year expanded work requirements for SNAP, tightened eligibility rules, imposed new cost-sharing obligations on states and made other changes to the program. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the changes will reduce federal spending on SNAP by $186.7 billion over the next decade. Here\u2019s a closer look at the food stamp program, based on data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (whose Food and Nutrition Service administers SNAP), the Census Bureau and other sources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Drew Desilver | November 14, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

U.S. Census Bureau | Press Release <\/i><\/b>First Look at 2024 School System Finances<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Census Bureau today released a first look at data from the 2024 Annual Survey of School System Finances. The preliminary data provide initial insight into public school spending per pupil (pre-K through 12th grade) and state-level summary statistics on school system revenues and expenditures for the 2024 fiscal year. The fiscal year is not uniform across all school systems and may vary. Survey data are not adjusted to align school systems to a uniform fiscal year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristina Barrett | November 13, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

November 10, 2025 Census Coalition Clips<\/b><\/h1>\n

National<\/b><\/h2>\n

Harvard Political Review | News <\/i><\/b>The Politics, Media, and Identity of Multiracial America<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In recent decades, the number of mutiracial Americans has skyrocketed. U.S. Census figures show that the multiracial population in the U.S. grew from 9 million in 2010 to 33.8 million in 2020, an increase of 276%. While the proportion of the U.S. population that was multiracial was 2.9% in 2010, it rose to 10.2% as of 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nate Iyer | November 10, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

La Casita Center | News [Spanish] <\/i><\/b>Somos un C\u00edrculo: Yo Cuento \u2013 El Poder del Censo 2030<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a recent interview for Somos un C\u00edrculo, hosted by La Casita Center based in Kentucky, Esteban Camarena, Senior Program Manager for Census and Data Equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, spoke about why the upcoming 2030 Census matters to all of us. He explained that the census shapes how political representation is determined and how more than $2.8 trillion in federal funding is shared across the country each year for things like schools, hospitals, and housing. In Kentucky alone, over $35 billion a year in funding depended on census data, showing just how much is at stake when everyone isn\u2019t counted. Esteban also discussed the importance of the American Community Survey and the value it brings to communities for properly planning for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Casita Center | November 5, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

AP | News <\/i><\/b>Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While some people last Friday dressed in Halloween costumes or handed out candy to trick-or-treaters, a group of U.S. data scientists published a list of \u201cdearly departed\u201d datasets that have been axed, altered or had topics scrubbed since President Donald Trump returned to the White House earlier this year. The timing of the release of the \u201cDearly Departed Datasets\u201d with \u201cAll Hallows\u2019 Eve\u201d may have been cheeky, but the purpose was serious: to put a spotlight on attacks by the Trump administration on federal datasets that don\u2019t align with its priorities, including data dealing with gender identity; diversity, equity and inclusion; and climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Schneider | November 5, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Census Project | News <\/i><\/b>October 2025 Census Project Update<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the start of Fiscal Year 2026 on October 1, 2025, most of the federal government shut down. As outlined earlier in a Commerce Department memo, most Census Bureau staff were furloughed, with the exception of a few key staff plus a contingent focused on the 2026 Census Test. Joyce Meyer\u2019s nomination to be the Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on a 15-13 vote on October 21, 2025. She now awaits a vote on the Senate floor. If confirmed to this position, Meyer will oversee the Census Bureau, among other parts of the Department of Commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Census Project | November 4, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

States<\/b><\/h2>\n

Hawai\u2019i\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Honolulu Civil Beat | Opinion <\/i><\/b>When Federal Maps Erase Rural Hawai\u02bbi<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau quietly changed how it defines what counts as \u201crural.\u201d It eliminated the category once called \u201curban clusters\u201d \u2014 the middle ground that covered small towns and remote communities \u2014 and replaced it with a single \u201curban\u201d designation for any area with 5,000 people or 2,000 housing units. On paper, that simplification looked harmless. In practice, it redrew the map of who qualifies for help.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will Bailey | November 7, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

November 3, 2025 Census Coalition Clips<\/b><\/h1>\n

National<\/b><\/h2>\n

Planetizen | News <\/i><\/b>US Census Releases Most Accurate, Granular Housing Data Yet<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A new tool from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a much more granular and accurate portrait of the U.S. housing market. As Alex Armlovich explains for the Niskanen Center, housing data that relies on the American Community Survey or building permit data has been notoriously uneven and inaccurate. Now, the new Address Count Listing Files offer a new way for state housing agencies and others to understand the housing supply.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diana Ionescu | November 3, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

NPR | News <\/i><\/b>The declining population will make it even harder to care for elders<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While people are living longer, they’re also having fewer children, according to the United Nations. In the U.S., this population shift means caring for parents, grandparents, and other relatives could become even more challenging with fewer family members to pitch in. The caregiving industry is already experiencing a workforce shortage. The decline in the birth rate may reshape how we think about caring for the oldest Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristin Wright, Marisa Pe\u00f1aloza | November 2, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

AP | News <\/i><\/b>The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump\u2019s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation\u2019s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. But officials said it was too late to stop recipients from losing benefits on Saturday and that restoring them could likely take at least one week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Terry Tang, Jaylen Green and Graham Lee Brewer | November 2, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

ICT | News <\/i><\/b>INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: \u2018Invisible within the data\u2019<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anecdotally, if you\u2019re a Native person, chances are you know someone who is multiracial, from multiple tribes, both, and all the in-between. It\u2019s also the historical and social context that is often missing in the data narrative that western science has created and applied. Those issues are on top of the wide range of tribal citizenship criteria set by 574 federally recognized tribes, including blood quantum, lineage, needing to be born on the reservation for enrollment, matrilineal lineage, no dual enrollment, and more. Non-Native people usually don\u2019t understand these issues unless they are allies or in conversation with Native people or tribal leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jourdan Bennett-Begaye | November 1, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

TPM | News <\/i><\/b>Trump Admin Slowrolls Census Effort To Accurately Count Non-White Americans<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Called Statistical Policy Directive 15, or SPD 15, the Office of Management and Budget\u2019s new survey question for race and ethnicity were announced by President Joe Biden\u2019s executive branch, in March 2024, and were designed to more accurately capture respondents\u2019 racial and ethnic identities. Since the Census Bureau adapts the OMB\u2019s standards for race and ethnicity data, the updated language would have been integrated into the 2030 Census, allowing for a more accurate count of the United States\u2019 diversifying population. But conservative activists swiftly targeted SPD 15, and the Trump administration has slow-rolled the initiative. The failure to adopt SPD 15 ahead of the 2030 Census \u2014 potentially coupled with a high-stakes Supreme Court case that threatens to dilute the power of minority voters and a Trump-led redistricting frenzy that may create a slew of new Republican districts across the U.S. \u2014\u00a0 risks significantly further diminishing the political and economic power of non-white voters, experts tell TPM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Layla A. Jones | October 31, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Federation of American Scientists | News <\/i><\/b>In Remembrance of Dearly Departed Federal Datasets<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s been lots of talk \u2013 and some numbers (often in the thousands) \u2013\u00a0 about disappearing federal datasets, especially after many went dark last January when agencies rushed to scrub the perceived spectre of data on gender, DEI, and climate from the public record. Most of those datasets have returned from the dead, some permanently changed by the experience. Though it\u2019s premature to breathe a sigh of relief \u2013 the future of federal data remains in jeopardy \u2013 we thought Halloween was an opportune time to ask, which federal datasets have left this mortal realm?<\/span><\/p>\n

Denise Ross | October 31, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

WKRN | News <\/i><\/b>Here’s where homeschooling is growing, according to U.S. Census Bureau data<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the pandemic lockdown ended, researchers say homeschool numbers dipped a bit, but that decrease didn\u2019t last long. In fact, homeschooling numbers are currently on the rise across the United States. Census data shows that in spring 2020, with the onset of the pandemic, 5.4% of Tennessee families homeschooled; three years later, 10.75% of Tennessee students were homeschooled. In many regions, homeschooling is growing, but not all in all states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mark Kelly | October 30, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Wired | News <\/i><\/b>The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone\u2019s Privacy at Risk<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the first Trump administration, the right has sought to add a question to the census that captures a respondent\u2019s immigration status and to exclude noncitizens from the tallies that determine how seats in Congress are distributed. In 2019, the Supreme Court struck down an attempt by the first Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the census. But now, a little-known algorithmic process called \u201cdifferential privacy,\u201d created to keep census data from being used to identify individual respondents, has become the right\u2019s latest focus. WIRED spoke to six experts about the GOP\u2019s ongoing effort to falsely allege that a system created to protect people\u2019s privacy has made the data from the 2020 census inaccurate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vittoria Elliot | October 28, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Housing Wire | News <\/i><\/b>US mobility hits 50-year low, census data reveals<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Americans are moving less than at any point in the past 50 years, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by Point2Homes. In 2024, only 11% of Americans \u2014 or roughly 37 million residents \u2014 changed their address. That\u2019s down from 14.3% a decade earlier and nearly half the rate of the 1960s, when about 20% of Americans moved each year. Historically, the U.S. has led the world in geographic mobility, reflecting a cultural and economic drive to pursue better jobs, education and housing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan Delozier | October 27, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

States<\/b><\/h2>\n

Massachusetts<\/b><\/h3>\n

NewBedfordGuide | News <\/i><\/b>Massachusetts\u2019 census undercount could strip seats, billions in aid as fiscal woes mount<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Massachusetts faces a critical 2030 U.S. Census, with leaders warning an undercount could cost federal funding and congressional seats. A Senate hearing chaired by Sen. Paul Mark (D-Pittsfield) launched this week to boost accuracy. Census data shapes $1.5 trillion in annual federal aid, district lines, and services like health and transport. The state lost a House seat in 2010 due to slow growth; another hit could worsen fiscal woes.<\/span><\/p>\n

NewBedfordGuide | November 2, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Washington<\/b><\/h3>\n

DailyFly | News <\/i><\/b>Washington State’s Poverty Rate Drops Slightly, but Income Gap Widens, Census Data Shows<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest U.S. Census data shows Washington\u2019s poverty rate declined slightly overall, but the wage gap continues to grow, leaving experts concerned about rising inequality in the state. Research finds that pay gains have slowed rapidly for the lowest-income earners across the country, with the top quarter of earners now making more than 5 times as much as the lowest earners. While the poverty rate in Washington decreased slightly between 2023 and 2024, Annie Kucklick, policy and research associate with the Economic Opportunity Institute, said it does not overshadow the larger trend of income inequality in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isobel Charle | November 3, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Blog Posts and Reports<\/b><\/h2>\n

Pew Research | Report <\/i><\/b>How the US Census Measures Race and What Americans Think About It\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

From the very first census in 1790, the United States has measured race \u2013 but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. Categories such as \u201cfree white males,\u201d \u201cfree white females,\u201d \u201call other free persons\u201d and \u201cslaves\u201d were included that year, reflecting the young nation\u2019s politics and social hierarchies. As politics, policy, migration and attitudes about racial identity changed over time, so did the categories used in later counts. That makes the census both a mirror and a snapshot of how Americans see themselves \u2013 and how the government sees them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ziyao Tian, Mark Hugo Lopez, Jeffrey S. Passel, Jens Manuel Krogstad, Nick Zanetti, Sara Atske and John Carlo Mandapat | November 3, 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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