Read Fast Facts from CNN and learn about the United States Census which counts every resident, citizens and non-citizens alike.

Despite the long history of Hispanic residents in the United States, there was no systematic effort to count this group separately in the Census until the late 20 th century. An analysis of changes in ...

New data also shows how the population of children is going down, while the population of elderly Americans is rising.

Below are key facts about data quality in the 2020 U.S. census count. How we did this This post analyzes results from the two basic means the Census Bureau has used to estimate census coverage for the ...

The largest population under 18 belongs to Utah, where 29.0% of the population is under 18, and the fastest growing under-18 population is in North Dakota, which saw 22.1% growth in the last decade.

The history of the population bomb shows the danger of making fertility rates central to policies about women, children and families. These lessons from the past are important now, as we face ...

We highlighted dozens of old census forms in our story, but hundreds more can be found on the website Internet Archive, a free digital public library, if you’re a history nerd like Jenny and I ...

The Census has released the following information in honor of Older Americans Month, May 2011. A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designati… ...