Balloons decorate a 2019 event leading up to the 2020 census in Boston. The U.S. House has passed a bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other future counts from political interference. Brian Snyder/Reuters hide caption
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Demonstrators hold signs saying "Count Me In" outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019, when the court blocked former President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to 2020 census forms. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption
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A newly released Census Bureau email written during former President Donald Trump's administration — when Wilbur Ross, shown at a 2020 congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., served as the commerce secretary overseeing the census — details how officials interfered with the national head count. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Dancers perform during a promotional event for the U.S. census in New York City's Times Square in September 2020. Brendan McDermid/Reuters hide caption
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A person wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging census participation in Seattle in April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted not only last year's national head count, but also a critical follow-up survey that the U.S. Census Bureau relies on to determine the tally's accuracy. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
How many people of color did the 2020 census miss? COVID makes it harder to tell
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Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as "Some other race" for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country's second-largest racial group after "White." Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people's identities and does not produce the data needed to address racial inequities. Ada daSilva/Getty Images hide caption
1 In 7 People Are 'Some Other Race' On The U.S. Census. That's A Big Data Problem
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Most Prisoners Can't Vote, But They're Still Counted In Voting Districts
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Many at-home DNA ancestry testing kits require participants to mail in a sample of saliva. Cayce Clifford/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests
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James F. Holmes, the first-ever person of color to oversee the U.S. head count, stands inside his office at the Census Bureau's former headquarters in Suitland, Md., in 1998, when Holmes served as acting director for about nine months. Juana Arias/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Census Directors Were All White Until James F. Holmes Stepped In
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People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance
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Workers in China collect demographic data in the the seventh population census on Nov. 1, 2020. TPG/Getty Images hide caption
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Minnesota's state demographer, Susan Brower (center), walks with Dean Goldberg, donning a blue cape and black mask as "Census Man," through the 2019 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minn., to encourage residents to participate in the national head count. Victor Thorstenson/Minnesota Department of Administration hide caption
How 26 People In The Census Count Helped Minnesota Beat New York For A House Seat
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Some states have gained or lost Electoral College votes because of changes in population numbers recorded by the 2020 census. Zach Levitt/NPR hide caption