Key facts about the quality of the 2020 census
The national total in the 2020 census was largely accurate, but the Census Bureau has estimated miscounts for some states and demographic groups.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The national total in the 2020 census was largely accurate, but the Census Bureau has estimated miscounts for some states and demographic groups.
The bureau is considering counting most Americans using Social Security data, IRS files and other administrative records.
The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.
Those who have not responded to the census so far are likely to be from groups the census previously has struggled to count accurately.
The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year.
37% of those ages 18 to 29 say they moved, someone moved into their home or they know someone who moved because of the outbreak.
Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
The 2020 census began in Alaska in January, and the first numbers will be published by the end of the year.
Americans overwhelmingly are aware of the upcoming 2020 census, and more than eight-in-ten say they definitely or probably will participate.
Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.
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