The U.S. Census Bureau spent about $5.9 billion on IT contracts to help prepare the agency’s systems and technology for the 2020 census survey, according to a government watchdog report. Federal IT ...

Census Bureau officials want to do away with paper-based surveys for the majority of Americans. The well-documented problems with federal IT procurement are causing some to rethink grand-scale ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A lot can change in 10 years. Think back to the spring of 2010. The iPhone did not let us take selfies, Netflix still offered DVD rentals by mail and a one-bedroom apartment was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could ...

Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- If you haven't filled out the census, expect a knock on your door soon. Starting Aug. 11, census takers will begin visiting the homes of people who have not filled out the ...

The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced, but Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were overlooked at ...

Six states were undercounted in the 2020 census while eight states were overcounted, Census Bureau officials reported Thursday. Census totals for the remaining 36 states and the District of Columbia ...

The coronavirus pandemic, hurricanes and political attitudes might have contributed to an undercount in six states, mostly in the South. The census likely overcounted in eight others. By Michael Wines ...

Feb. 23—Question : I just got a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau to respond online to a survey to help prepare for the next census. It says I'm required by law to complete this 10-minute survey. I ...