This post was originally published by The 19th on September 24, 2021. The U.S. Census Bureau in July began asking Americans about their sexual orientation and gender identity — a watershed moment that ...

For data lovers, the release of fresh census data probably feels like an extra Christmas every 10 years. But for K-12 students, chances are it’s not quite the cause for celebration. So how do you make ...

Every state in the country can start redrawing political maps after the U.S. Census Bureau releases local population data on Thursday. But attention to the process, and any potential shenanigans, may ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A federal appeals court has sided with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in his lawsuit attempting to force the U.S. Census Bureau to provide detailed population data needed to meet the ...

The U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday the first-ever delay in the release of its American Community Survey five-year data, citing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The target release date ...

Illinois has suffered its largest single-year population decline in decades, according to newly-released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2021, only the District of Columbia and New York lost ...

While suburban congressional districts are swelling with new residents, lawmakers in large swaths of rural America and some Rust Belt cities are in need of more people to represent. In rural Illinois, ...

Ethnicity is defined as whether someone is of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin. Someone of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin can belong to any of the five race categories as well. New Census data ...