National The immigrant population in the U.S. is climbing again, setting a record last year Census Bureau data show the number of foreign-born people rose by nearly a million in 2022 after years of little growth. Experts say the increase coincides with a gradual reboot of legal immigration. Joel Rose Play AudioListen 4 mins
National U.S. census director says the bureau needs to reduce chances of meddling after Trump Newly sworn-in Census Bureau Director Robert Santos told NPR it's important to make sure there are policies in place to better protect the agency from any future political interference. Hansi Lo Wang Play AudioListen 4 mins
Politics Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data. Hansi Lo Wang
National Trump left a $7 million mess after delaying census workers' payroll taxes The Trump administration directed many federal agencies to stop collecting payroll taxes last year. The Census Bureau is now trying to get former temporary workers to pay what they owe. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics The Senate has confirmed the 1st Latino to lead the U.S. census, Robert Santos Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, is set to lead the Census Bureau through 2026 during key preparations for the next head count that forms U.S. democracy's foundations. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics An Independent Review Of The 1st 2020 Census Results Found No Major Irregularities Census experts with the American Statistical Association have been evaluating the state population numbers used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade. Hansi Lo Wang
National This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous. Hansi Lo Wang Ruth Talbot
Government Washington is 10% more diverse than it was 10 years ago. What does that mean? There is a 56% chance that if you picked two people at random in the state of Washington, they would be from two different races or ethnicities. That's one takeaway from data released by the U.S. Census on Thursday. David Hyde Dyer Oxley Play AudioListen 2 mins
Politics What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S. No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count. Hansi Lo Wang Play AudioListen 5 mins
National Biden Is Reviving An Effort To Change How The Census Asks About Race And Ethnicity The Trump administration had stalled on reviewing the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa. Hansi Lo Wang
