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Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts

Feb 6, 2026 12:27 PM EST

Associated Press,

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census, raising questions about whether the Trump administration might try to make a significant change to the once-a-decade headcount that failed during the president’s first term.

Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South

Feb 4, 2026 10:44 AM EST

Associated Press,

The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count.

Census Bureau to test using postal workers as census takers in 2030 field trials next year

Sep 29, 2025 10:29 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The Census Bureau plans to use U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations during field tests next year for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding.

DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure

May 23, 2025 12:43 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The group launched by Elon Musk to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some U.S. Census Bureau surveys it claims are “wasteful,” worrying users of federal data who are already concerned about the health of the nation’s statistical infrastructure.

US census takers to conduct test runs in the South and West 4 years before 2030 count

Jul 24, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years prior to the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds.

With detailed race question, Census may end ancestry ask

May 7, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

ABC News,

The U.S. Census Bureau is contemplating getting rid of a question about a person’s ancestry on its most comprehensive survey

Consumer News: Americans spent less than expected last month, tips to for holiday shopping with a budget

Dec 15, 2021 5:25 PM EST

CNN, ABC Columbia Staff,

Consumer News: Americans spent less than expected last month, tips to for holiday shopping with a budget.

Redistricting plans face busy week in South Carolina

Nov 28, 2021 9:04 PM EST

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s work to draw new districts after last year’s U.S. Census should get closer to completion this week. On Monday, the state Senate committee handling redistricting will hold a public meeting about its proposed U.S. House maps released last week. Then on Wednesday, the full House returns to the Statehouse to take up their 124…

Millennial Home Ownership at Historic Low

Jul 28, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

ABC News

A sign is posted in front of home for rent on April 21, 2015 in San Francisco. Fewer millennial households own their home since at least 1994, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Fewer millennials are buying homes than in the past six years, according to new data released by the U.S. Census…

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Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts

Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South

Census Bureau to test using postal workers as census takers in 2030 field trials next year

DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure

US census takers to conduct test runs in the South and West 4 years before 2030 count

With detailed race question, Census may end ancestry ask

Consumer News: Americans spent less than expected last month, tips to for holiday shopping with a budget

Redistricting plans face busy week in South Carolina

Millennial Home Ownership at Historic Low

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