u.s. census bureau

A change in a census question will allow Latinos to more accurately define their race and ethnicity

Maria Palma

The Biden administration is changing the way federal agencies collect data on race and ethnicity. The new policy combines the race and ethnicity questions into one.

A row of townhomes in Utah. Snow-capped mountains are in the background.

Business and Economy

Utah, Idaho stand out in new Census data on housing, population growth

Kaleb Roedel

The Mountain West continues to grow quickly, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. As a result, the region had some of the fastest growth in housing stock from July 2021 to July 2022.

An exterior image of the entrance to a prison. A sign that says “High Desert State Prison” is in the left corner. Three prison towers are in the distance.

Politics and Policy

Reports spotlight severe incarceration inequities in Nevada, Colorado

Kaleb Roedel

Imprisonment rates are markedly higher in communities of color across the U.S., according to the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit group that advocates for criminal justice reform. And its work to spotlight what it calls “the geography of mass incarceration” has recently focused on parts of the Mountain West.

A map of the U.S. with the percent change in county populations between 2010 to 2020. The map is color coded and most counties in Nevada experienced slight to major changes in population. Clark and Washoe Counties saw the highest changes in percent.

KUNR Today: Nevada Ranked Fifth Fastest-Growing State, Carson City Schools Update COVID-19 Protocols

Paul Boger

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Aug. 13, 2021.Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Las Vegas School Mask MandateBy The Associated…

Census Bureau Cuts Short Its Count, Threatening To Exclude Native Americans

Nate Hegyi

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. The U.S. Census Bureau has announced it's ending the 2020 count a month early,...

People walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would grant the U.S. Census Bureau's request to delay major deadlines for delivering results of the count because of the pandemic.

U.S. Headlines

'We're Running Out Of Time': Census Turns To Congress To Push Deadlines

Hansi Lo Wang

Census Bureau officials say they can no longer meet the current legal deadlines for delivering the 2020 census results. Some House Democrats have introduced a new bill to grant four-month extensions.

How COVID-19 Threatens An Accurate Census Count In The Mountain West

Noah Glick

You probably got a letter in the mail recently from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you to fill out its survey. And maybe you're thinking, I don't have...

Un letrero en la Biblioteca Pública de Reno dice: "Únase al equipo del censo 2020". Solicita en línea!"

En Español

Organizadores Del Censo Buscan Que Escuelas Se Involucren Más En Apoyar Difusión

Read in English.Con poco más de un mes hasta el Día del Censo, el Distrito Escolar del Condado Washoe aprobó por unanimidad una resolución para designar…

A sign in the Downtown Reno Public Library reads, “Join the 2020 census team. Apply online!”

Politics and Policy

Census Organizers Trying to Get Schools More Involved in Census Outreach

Lee en español.With a little more than a month until Census Day, the Washoe County School District unanimously passed a resolution to designate March 30…

In the fishing village of Toksook Bay, Alaska, the 2020 census officially began last month. The national head count starts in remote Alaska in January because the frozen ground makes it easier to reach the distant communities.

U.S. Headlines

'We Are Part Of The United States': The 1st People Counted For The 2020 Census

Hansi Lo Wang

Weeks before the 2020 census rolls out to the rest of the U.S., the head count has already wrapped up in Toksook Bay, a fishing village in southwest Alaska that's home to the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe.