U.S. Census
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PublishedJuly 9, 2024
‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff’: Analysts alarmed by threats to U.S. data gathering
They warn that funding for the federal statistical agencies is inadequate and measures in a House appropriations bill could undermine what Americans know about themselves.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2023
Maine’s population growth outpaces national average
The U.S. Census estimates for 2022 show the state's population increased by 13,000 people from the prior year, but Maine's population also continues to age faster than other states.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Census Bureau again delays release of most detailed data from 2020 census
The delays complicate planning for government budget-makers, city planners, and researchers.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
U.S. aged quickly in last decade as baby boomers lived longer, births dropped
Maine was the oldest state in the U.S., with a median age of 45.1, as more baby boomers aged out of the workforce.
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances
Officials say they overcounted the Asian population by 2.6% in the 2020 U.S. census.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2022
Most Maine counties have grown thanks to in-migration
New census figures for April 2020 to July 2021 show growth in 14 of 16 counties, driven by in-migration that was strong enough to offset a natural decrease in population.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2022
2020 Census undercounted Latinos, Blacks and Native Americans, bureau estimates show
While the census generally overcounts whites and undercounts minorities, the discrepancies were higher in 2020 than in 2010.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Maine population grows from in-migration during pandemic
But Census Bureau officials warned against reading too much into the numbers because of changes in the way the population increase was derived.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
First person of color confirmed as Census Bureau director
The Senate on Thursday approved Robert Santos, a third-generation Mexican American statistician from Texas, to lead the nation’s largest statistical agency.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Census analysis finds undercount but not as bad as predicted
The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected.
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