census 2020

A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and ordered the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident extended for another month through the end of October

The Census Bureau is contending with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation’s once-a-decade headcount.

Down to the wire.  It’s possible census takers may have to wind down their count by the end of September, a month earlier than scheduled. With just weeks left before the deadline, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and New London Mayor Michael Passero visited a neighborhood in a last-minute push to make sure people have participated. “The hardest to count...

Census response rates for Connecticut overall has been good, but some of the state’s cities are lagging behind.

Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn.

It’s been an unprecedented year for the once-a-decade head count

If you haven’t filled out the 2020 census form yet, you may be getting an email, call or questionnaire in the mail asking you to answer the questions

Officials say about 30-percent of households in Connecticut have still not responded to the 2020 Census.

If President Donald Trump succeeds in getting immigrants in the country illegally excluded from being counted in the redrawing of U.S. House districts, California, Florida and Texas would end up with one less congressional seat.

The state of Connecticut and a number of businesses will be partnered for a 2020 Census “Day of Action” on July 10, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz announced Wednesday. On July 10 at 10 a.m., the state government and businesses across the state have signed on to give employees 10 minutes of their workday to complete the census. So far this…

Advocates are concerned that the coronavirus has added another burden for refugees arriving in the U.S. They worry that the disease threatens refugee participation in the census, which will help determine how the government allocates some $1.5 trillion, not only for refugees but for everyone living in the areas where they settle

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, census and local officials are concerned about the census completion rate.