New GOP Lawsuit Targets Differential Privacy and Group Quarters Imputation, Claiming Flawed 2020 Census Data

New GOP Lawsuit Targets Differential Privacy and Group Quarters Imputation, Claiming Flawed 2020 Census Data

By EditorOct 11, 20250 Comments
A federal lawsuit challenging the underlying data of the 2020 U.S. Census has been filed in a Florida federal court by two young Republican organizations. The plaintiffs in this case, with potential national implications, are the University of South Florida College Republicans and its President, Michael Fusella, individually, along with the Pinellas County Young Republicans and its President, Parisa Mousavi, individually. The addresses associated with these plaintiffs fall within Florida's 14th Congressional District (represented by a Democrat) and the 15th Congressional District (represented by a Republican). The suit names the federal officials responsible for the data collection as defendants: Howard…
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Why the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) Matters for Local Redistricting Officials

Why the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) Matters for Local Redistricting Officials

By EditorAug 28, 2025
Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau invites tribal, state, and general-purpose local governments, counties, cities, towns, and minor civil divisions to verify that its legal-boundary file is still accurate. This verification program is the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). For local officials, keeping your boundaries current is not just cartographic housekeeping. BAS data feeds the American Community Survey, the Population Estimates Program, and the TIGER/Line layers that nearly all redistricting platforms rely on. Accurate boundary lines also protect your jurisdiction’s share of the roughly $2.8 trillion in annual federal funds that are allocated by geography. Who should participate and what’s…
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Census Bureau Dissolves Three Outside Advisory Panels for 2030 Planning and Redistricting

Census Bureau Dissolves Three Outside Advisory Panels for 2030 Planning and Redistricting

By EditorAug 14, 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau disbanded three advisory committees this past June: the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC), the 2030 Census Advisory Committee, and the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. Members of these committees serve without pay (aside from travel reimbursement), a point reflected in CSAC’s charter and Federal Register notices. The 2030 advisory committee itself was created and filled less than a year earlier (23 members named in March 2024), underscoring how abruptly the change arrived. These panels review census design choices, methods, and communications plans during the decennial’s multi-year build-out. Census.gov’s pages describe the committees’…
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Census Bureau Releases Initial Plan for Conducting 2030 Census

Census Bureau Releases Initial Plan for Conducting 2030 Census

By EditorJul 24, 2025
Press Release JULY 23, 2025 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released the first version of the 2030 Census Operational Plan, along with an interactive tool for exploring it. This plan documents the initial, high-level design for the next census, outlining the breadth of work needed to conduct and support a quality population and housing count. Future iterations of the plan will describe the work in more detail. Read the 2030 Census Operational Plan. The plan, “Baseline 1,” provides a snapshot of big-picture activities the Census Bureau will undertake to conduct the 2030 Census: Establish where to count. Identify all the addresses where people could…
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Watch: NCSL 2030 Census Prep Webinar – Local Update of Census Addresses

Watch: NCSL 2030 Census Prep Webinar – Local Update of Census Addresses

By EditorJul 01, 2025
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) hosted a June 2025 webinar entitled, “LUCA: Improving Census Data. Here’s How, Starting Now,” which kicks off preparations for the 2030 census by spotlighting the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA), the Census Bureau’s first preparatory operation in the new cycle. The National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and the International City/County Management Association co-sponsored the event. The webinar urges states, localities, and tribal nations to "begin scrubbing" the Bureau’s address list now, especially in areas with hidden or non-traditional housing, recent infill, disaster recovery, or rapid growth, so that…
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Census Bureau to Hold Webinar on Release of 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B

Census Bureau to Hold Webinar on Release of 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B

By EditorJul 16, 2024
July 09, 2024 Press Release Number CB24-CN.16 JULY 9, 2024 —The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a prerelease webinar July 23 to discuss information about the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) scheduled for public release Aug. 1. This data product provides household type and tenure (whether the household is owner or renter-occupied) information, including total household counts, for approximately 1,500 detailed race and ethnicity groups and detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages. Data will be available for the nation, states, counties, places (cities and towns), census tracts, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian (AIANNH)…
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The 2030 Census Advisory Committee will Meet in July. View the Agenda

The 2030 Census Advisory Committee will Meet in July. View the Agenda

By EditorJul 15, 2024
The 2030 Census Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, July 26, 2024. The meeting will be virtual and will take place between 10:30 am and 5:30 pm. This is the link to the live video feed. About the CAC The 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC) will review and provide feedback related to 2030 Census plans and execution to assist the Census Bureau to devise strategies to increase census awareness and participation, reduce barriers to response, and enhance the public’s trust and willingness to respond. The CAC consists of 23 members representing stakeholder organizations, groups, interest, and viewpoints. The 2030…
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Press Release: Census Bureau Provides Update on Remaining 2020 Census Data Products

Press Release: Census Bureau Provides Update on Remaining 2020 Census Data Products

By EditorJul 12, 2024
Date: July 08, 2024 Press Release Number CB24-CN.15 The U.S. Census Bureau today provided an update on the final three data products from the 2020 Census. Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) — Aug. 1. The Detailed DHC-B provides household type and tenure information, including total household counts, for approximately 1,500 detailed race and ethnicity groups and detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages. The final table shells are included on the “Detailed DHC A & B Tables” tab of the 2020 Census Data Product Crosswalk. Embargo subscribers can access these statistics beginning 10 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, July 30, for…
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New 2030 Census Advisory Committee Members Appointed

New 2030 Census Advisory Committee Members Appointed

By EditorApr 04, 2024
On Tuesday, March 26 the U.S. Census Bureau appointed members to the newly established 2030 Census Advisory Committee. Read the press release below. MARCH 26, 2024 — The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the appointment of 23 members to its new 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC). The 2030 CAC members, who represent various stakeholder organizations, groups, interests and viewpoints, have extensive census and survey experience. Under its charter, the 2030 CAC will assist the Census Bureau in devising strategies to increase awareness of and participation in the next decennial census, reduce barriers to response and enhance the public’s trust and willingness to respond.…
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Census Bureau Releases Summary File for 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics

Census Bureau Releases Summary File for 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics

By EditorJan 11, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau yesterday released a set of summary file tables in response to data users’ requests for another way to download data in bulk from the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A) that was released on September 21, 2023. The Detailed DHC-A Summary File provides the most comprehensive detail on race, ethnicity and tribes among all 2020 Census data products. It contains data on population size and, for groups that meet specified population thresholds, sex-by-age counts for detailed race and ethnicity groups and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and villages. The summary…
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