A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone ...

Quyen Dinh didn’t even remember that, in 2024, she was selected as one of 23 appointees to the Census 2030 Advisory Committee ...

Once the pandemic lockdown ended, researchers say homeschool numbers dipped a bit, but that decrease didn't last long. In ...

President Trump on Thursday said he had instructed the Department of Commerce to "immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate" census that would exclude undocumented immigrants. But the census ...

Republicans are eyeing ways to keep illegal immigrants out of the population counts that determine apportionment.

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Census data can be pretty sensitive—it’s not just how many people live in a neighborhood, a town, a state, or the nation as a whole. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau asks about people’s ages, racial ...

Some experts are arguing that it’s time for the census to aggressively make use of government data and other sources to augment its own decennial count. By Michael Wines WASHINGTON — Beyond the ...