/tags/census census en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:37:31 GMT /news/2024-03-14/central-ohios-population-grew-by-about-18-000-last-year-the-biggest-increase-since-the-pandemic The population estimates show the 10-county central Ohio area grew by about 18,200 residents between July 2022 and July 2023. The area has grown by 38,376 since 2020. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:37:31 GMT /news/2024-03-14/central-ohios-population-grew-by-about-18-000-last-year-the-biggest-increase-since-the-pandemic Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2023-06-26/census-population-estimates-show-changes-in-racial-demographics-in-ohio-and-across-us The U.S. Census Bureau estimates show that in Ohio, the number of people who list their race as white only are decreasing, while all other populations are increasing. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-26/census-population-estimates-show-changes-in-racial-demographics-in-ohio-and-across-us Allie Vugrincic /news/2022-03-14/columbus-among-cities-with-largest-african-american-population-growth Columbus is among the smaller cities with the largest African American growth in pure numbers over the past decade. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:59:31 GMT /news/2022-03-14/columbus-among-cities-with-largest-african-american-population-growth The Associated Press /npr-news/2022-03-10/the-2020-census-had-big-undercounts-of-black-people-latinos-and-native-americans The Census Bureau has released its first report on the accuracy of the latest national head count that's used to distribute political representation and federal funding for the next decade. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:17:22 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-10/the-2020-census-had-big-undercounts-of-black-people-latinos-and-native-americans Hansi Lo Wang /npr-news/2022-03-09/what-to-know-about-the-accuracy-of-the-2020-census-and-why-it-matters-for-you COVID-19 and interference by former President Donald Trump's administration have made it harder to pinpoint the accuracy of the numbers used to redistribute political representation and federal money. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:00:24 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-09/what-to-know-about-the-accuracy-of-the-2020-census-and-why-it-matters-for-you Hansi Lo Wang /news-partners/2020-07-21/with-no-final-say-trump-wants-to-change-who-counts-for-dividing-up-congress-seats The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S. Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:47:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-21/with-no-final-say-trump-wants-to-change-who-counts-for-dividing-up-congress-seats Hansi Lo Wang /news-partners/2019-10-02/latinx-voters-ask-court-to-ensure-all-residents-counted-in-allotting-congress-seats The group is concerned the Trump administration won't follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on numbers that include unauthorized immigrants. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:19:22 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-02/latinx-voters-ask-court-to-ensure-all-residents-counted-in-allotting-congress-seats Hansi Lo Wang /news-partners/2019-07-31/push-for-a-full-2020-count-ramps-up-after-census-citizenship-question-fight Immigrant advocacy groups are trying to encourage noncitizens to take part in the national head count while many remain skeptical after the Trump administration's failed citizenship question push. Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:00:55 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-31/push-for-a-full-2020-count-ramps-up-after-census-citizenship-question-fight Hansi Lo Wang /news-partners/2018-07-30/i-will-call-the-ag-trump-officials-pushed-for-census-citizenship-question Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the census, pressured his staff about getting a citizenship question onto the 2020 census months before the Justice Department requested one, emails show. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:56:53 GMT /news-partners/2018-07-30/i-will-call-the-ag-trump-officials-pushed-for-census-citizenship-question Hansi Lo Wang /news/2018-06-27/more-than-100-000-ohio-children-could-be-missed-in-2020-census More than 100,000 Ohio children, and more than 1 million children under the age of five nationwide, are at risk of going uncounted in the 2020 Census.The… Wed, 27 Jun 2018 11:39:24 GMT /news/2018-06-27/more-than-100-000-ohio-children-could-be-missed-in-2020-census Ashton Marra