Census Data

Every 10 years, the United States government is required to count all of its citizens. This is a guide to the Decenniel Census. The government not only tries to count all of us, but also gather different types of data about all of us.

Introduction to Census information

Decennial Census of Population and Housing

The U.S. census counts each resident of the country, where they live on April 1, every ten years ending in zero. The Constitution mandates the enumeration to determine how to apportion the House of Representatives among the states.

The Bureau is now planning the 2030 Census.

Decennial census information
This site explains what the census is, how it is done and what happens to the data. It also provides technical documentation about the workings and definitions of the census.
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