Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.

Meanwhile, the Muslim and or Moor population has increased to 2.283 million from 1.892m, the census has reported, a growth rate of 1.5%. They make up 10.5% of the entire population of Sri Lanka, ...

The pre-test for the first phase of Population Census 2027 will be conducted from November 10-30 in selected sample areas of all States and Union Territories, the Registrar General and Census ...

India’s massive Census 2027 exercise is set to begin with a pre-test phase starting this November, marking the first major step toward conducting the country’s first-ever digital and caste-inclusive ...

Oct. 6 (UPI) --The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire about 1,500 temporary field workers at six test sites for the 2026 Census Test. The Census Test is the Census Bureau's chance to test new and ...

Who is the census for? Or more importantly, who does Congress represent? If you answered "U.S. citizens," you're correct – or at least you should be. At the start of each decade, the federal ...

A Trump appointee has been picked to be the acting head of the U.S. Census Bureau, replacing a career economist in the interim job, at a time when the Republican president is calling for a new census ...

A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee made up of scientific experts that was axed by the Trump administration earlier this year is resurrecting itself and meeting Thursday with no official blessing ...

Eight percent of Americans were uninsured in 2024, on par with the rate found for 2023, according to new federal data. The U.S. Census Bureau released this week its annual look (PDF) at insurance ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s call for a new census excluding undocumented immigrants has sparked confusion over timing and legality. Experts say the proposal faces insurmountable obstacles.

U.S. President Donald Trump smiles as he attends an event to announce that Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., ...

The agency is pushing for greater use of secure cloud applications and more advanced data science techniques ahead of the 2030 Census. The Census Bureau has provided a more detailed outline of the ...