Census

A recent vote further damages the government's ability to accurately study the nation's access to broadband—and it could damage the 2020 census.

• By Amir Nasr

Six lawsuits challenging the legality of the citizenship question, filed by various groups including the states of New York and California, are now pending in federal courts.

• By Jonathan Entin

In a new working paper, five Census Bureau economists find that adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census would only reduce accuracy and increase costs.

• By Dwyer Gunn

The 2020 census will be the first in the nation's history to be conducted electronically, which will also mean more potential for outside interference.

• By Kriston Capps

Flamingoes are seen at Lake Amboseli from a spotter plane overhead during a trial run for an aerial animal census at the Amboseli National Park on June 21st, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

The suit's plaintiffs say the question could discourage certain ethnic minorities from completing the census due to fears that their responses could be used against them.

• By Rebecca Worby

The 2020 census will rely on more digital innovation than ever, which is creating both concerns and opportunities.

• By Elana Broitman

A political philosopher investigates the question of how a citizenship question on the 2020 census could create bias in public policy that would lead to injustice.

• By Michael Blake

Wilbur Ross ignored many Census Bureau officials' warnings and will include a question about citizenship status in the census for the first time since 1950.

• By Justin Elliott

Social science groups say a citizenship question could lead to population data flaws that compromise research for a decade.

• By Kate Wheeling

California's attorney general has already challenged the Trump administration's decision to include the question in federal court.

• By Kate Wheeling

According to recently obtained emails, the Census Bureau is hurriedly attempting to add a citizenship status question at the behest of the DOJ.

• By Justin Elliott

The DOJ is pushing for questions that experts say may depress participation by immigrants and harm the quality of the census.

• By Justin Elliott

Where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer folks live and move has long been of interest to some researchers.

• By Francie Diep

Gay men are still men and what woman wants to live near so many of them?

• By Lisa Wade

From the first day of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the presidential elections in Afghanistan, dates you might want to watch.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

In a nation where we're increasingly identifying as "mixed race," categories have to stop meaning anything at some point.

• By Vince Beiser

What happens when you let everyone self-identify?

• By Lisa Wade