America Counts: Population Stories

U.S. Census Bureau Unveils 2020 Census Advertising Campaign

Today in Washington, D.C., members of Congress, federal agency leaders, partners and media get a preview of the $500 million Integrated Communications Campaign.

In Student Housing, Off Campus or With Parents, College Students Count in 2020 Census

Where should college students be counted when they live away from home? Where they are living on April 1, 2020 – not at their parents’ home.

Street Addresses Are Simple, Right? Not in Puerto Rico

Parts of the island have the same street names and house numbers. The Census Bureau and other federal agencies join forces to manage Puerto Rico's addresses.

Happy New Year to 330,222,422 People in the United States

The U.S. Census Bureau projects U.S. and world populations on Jan. 1, 2020.

New Estimates show U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow

Estimates out today show U.S. population grew 0.5% to 328.2 million from July 2018 to July 2019. The nation is still growing but at a slower rate since 2015.

Net International Migration Projected to Fall to Lowest Levels This Decade

New estimates show that international migration added 595,000 to the U.S. population between 2018 and 2019, down from a high of 1,047,000 between 2015 and 2016.

It’s a Wrap: Census Year In Review

The U.S. Census Bureau released hundreds of surveys, reports, data tools and visualizations while it prepared for the once-in-a-decade census.

Counting People in Rural and Remote Locations

The U.S. Census Bureau takes a number of measures to count people living in rural and remote areas during the 2020 Census.