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Census Records from 1950 Could Solve Some Family Mysteries

The federal archives released digitized individual records of 151 million people from the 1950 census.

Contrary to Popular Belief, No Great Migration in Pandemic

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the proportion of people who...

Report: Blacks, Latinos at Risk of Undercount in 2020 Census

The census could fail to count anywhere from 900,000 to 4 million people nationwide, according...

Did the Census Bureau Play a Role in the Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II?

Objections to questions about citizenship on 2020 census forms stem from fears that the data...

Is the Trump Administration Planning to Bring Back Government Use of the Word ‘Negro’?

Despite misleading claims by a left-wing web site, federal agencies are already allowed to use...

Did the Trump Administration Remove LGBT Categories from the 2020 Census?

LGBT data were not previously included in any U.S. census, but an altered report suggested...