Census Bureau

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of poor people in the U.S. is millions higher than previously known, with one in 6 Americans — many of them 65 and older — struggling in Poverty due to rising medical care and other costs. Preliminary…

Imagine if Census Bureau director Dr. Robert Groves decided to make things interesting and brought in announcers to make public the states that would gain or lose additional seats in the next decade. Groves could borrow CBS announcers Greg Gumbel …

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The release of state Census figures this week marks the beginning of the U.S. redistricting wars and politicians say they are ready. Almost a dozen House seats will move from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and We…

The United States Census Bureau released data on Tuesday of this week revealing how population shifts will impact the reapportionment of congressional representation. Texas, which gains four seats, was a big winner as was Florida which gains two s…

Now that the US Census Bureau has issued its report, the fight is surely on. As reported here a couple of days ago, with Republicans gaining in ares where they are strong and in control of most State Governments, the main advantages appear to be t…

AUSTIN, Texas — A surge of Hispanic residents and other population gains have Texas poised to add more congressional clout than any other state, but a partisan fight now looms over exactly where the new seats should go. Texas is gaining four…

New York will lose two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in the next redistricting, from 29 to 27 seats, according to U.S. Census figures released Tuesday. The 23rd Congressional District's fate may hang in the balance, but the man …