Census

Boston, like other high-cost cities, sees population drop

In the first full year of the pandemic, the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses in the nation

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun accepting challenges from states, cities and tribal nations that want to contest the results of the 2020 census

The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected

The results of the 2020 headcount have many Latino and Black communities concerned about whether the latest numbers are accurate

U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census.

“In the rural areas, if you didn’t have the Latino growth, employers would be struggling even more just to fill those positions,” a Nebraska research coordinator said of the state.

Results of the 2020 Census show good news for Massachusetts in terms of population. Secretary of State William Galvin says Massachusetts is the fastest-growing state in the Northeast. The population grew by 7.4%, putting the state over 7 million residents for the first time ever. “As a mecca for employment, education, health care, we have brought people here,” Galvin said….

Growth in the number of people who identified as multiracial on 2020 census responses soared over the last decade, rising from under 3% to more than 10% of the U.S. population

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week showed an overall trend of increasing diversity in the country, but New England’s population remains one of the oldest and whitest in the nation. Although that national trend of diversification can be seen playing out in the six states, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire represent three of the four whitest...

Those identifying as white alone in Massachusetts — not Hispanic or Latino — declined from 76.1% in 2010 to 67.6% in 2020. During the same decade the percentage of the population identifying as Hispanic or Latino grew from 9.6% in 2010 to 12.6% in 2020. The Black and African-American population (non-Hispanic) increased slightly from 6% in 2010 to 6.5% in…

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new population data that will be used to reshape U.S. House seats and state legislative districts for the next decade

The Census Bureau is due to release new data on the changing U.S. population

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to release a trove of data from the 2020 census that should show Latinos have been key to the nation’s last decade of growth — launching a fight to ensure that growth is reflected in political representation.

The first set of results from the 2020 census left Massachusetts lawmakers relieved: the state isn’t losing any seats this time around.

Massachusetts will retain all nine of its U.S. House seats following the release of new Census Bureau data Monday that showed the state’s total population topping 7 million for the first time — up from 6.5 million in the 2010 census. Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who oversees the census in Massachusetts, said he was pleased with the count….

Rhode Island is enjoying a census surprise: The state’s population grew enough for it to retain its two seats in Congress, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday. The state’s population increased by 4.3%, from about 1.05 million residents in the 2010 census to nearly 1.1 million in 2020, the agency reported. Demographers and political experts have been warning…

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday released state population totals that determine the number of House seats each state gets out of 435. According to the data, southern states grew the fastest, with a 10.2% overall increase in population.

The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could spell bad news for Democrats in Virginia and Republicans in New Jersey in legislative elections this year

The U.S. Census Bureau is aiming to deliver the long-delayed numbers used for divvying up congressional seats by the end of April