WASHINGTON — President Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the U.S. Census Bureau collects data, seeking to exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally, he ...

The country's immigrant population may have dropped by roughly 2 million people in the first six months of the year, according to new government data. The new data offer an early – if imperfect – ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the census, a count of US residents that takes place every 10 years. The Census Bureau is part of the Department of Commerce. Most recent population information. 2020 Census – ...

How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

On August 28, Republican representative August Pfluger introduced the COUNT Act. If passed, it would add a citizenship ...

While the Census Bureau is best known for conducting the decennial count of every resident in the U.S., the agency continues to operate in years that don’t end in “0,” performing surveys that measure ...

To a certain brand of policy wonk, January 31, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. It had been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time—days that passed in a ...