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Facts about the U.S. Census

Where can I find more information about the Census?

 

The US Census website has a lot of information and tools to help you access statistics.

ALA has a 2020 Census page with many resources.

 

Books about the Census:

When Women Didn’t Count by Robert Lopresti, 2018

Counting on the census? : race, group identity, and the evasion of politics, Skerry, Peter, Brookings Institution Press, 2000

News:

The Supreme Court Will Soon Consider Whether the Census Will Include a Citizenship Question

New York Times-Apr 15, 2019

For The First Time, US Census To Collect Responses In Arabic Among ...

NPR-Mar 31, 2019

Citizenship question on US Census would cause Hispanic undercount ...

Reuters-Mar 22, 2019

6 ways the US Census matters for families

Deseret News-Apr 2, 2019

LGBT people urged to be counted in 2020 US Census

Washington Blade-Apr 9, 2019

Your Nation Is Counting On You

Fortune-Mar 27, 2019

 

Other publications:

2020 Census: additional steps needed to finalize readiness for peak field operations : report to congressional requesters. United States. Government Accountability Office, 2018

What Census Calls Us: A Historical Timeline, PEW, 2015

200 years of U.S. census taking : population and housing questions, 1790-1990.