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Detroit Is Largest City to Challenge 2020 Census Numbers
Majority-Black Detroit has become the largest city to challenge its figures from the 2020 census following a national head count in which the U.S. Census Bureau acknowledges African Americans were undercounted
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Black, Hispanic, Indigenous People Were Undercounted in 2020 Census
The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced
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These Small Businesses Have Survived the Pandemic Despite Being Rejected for PPP Loans. Here's How They Did It
After their Paycheck Protection Program loan applications were rejected, some small business owners got creative to stay afloat during the Covid pandemic.
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Let the Challenges Begin! Time for Contesting Census Is Here
The U.S. Census Bureau has begun accepting challenges from states, cities and tribal nations that want to contest the results of the 2020 census
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US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic's 1st Year
U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic
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First Person of Color Confirmed as Next Census Bureau Leader
The Senate has confirmed Robert Santos as the next U.S. Census Bureau director
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Mayor Janey Planning to Challenge Boston's Census Count
Mayor Kim Janey announced Friday that she is planning to challenge Boston’s 2020 Census count. She said the city sent a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday announcing the city’s intentions based on research by the Boston Planning and Development Agency that showed the population count of 675,647 likely omitted significant portions of the city’s college student...
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Food Is Getting More Expensive in the U.S., and It's Not Just Due to Covid
Climate change, labor costs, transportation issues, Covid catalysts and other supply chain disruptions are wreaking havoc on the industry.
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Census Results Reveal Changing Demographics in Mass.
The latest census results could have implications in federal funding and representation in Congress.
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Gerrymandering Could Limit Minority Voters' Power Even Though Census Shows Population Gains
Redistricting is taking place without previous federal protections, and voters of color could lose out even as Census data shows the U.S. is now more diverse.
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Census: Massachusetts Grew Older, Less White, More Populous
Those identifying as white alone in Massachusetts — not Hispanic or Latino — declined from 76.1% in 2010 to 67.6% in 2020. During the same decade the percentage of the population identifying as Hispanic or Latino grew from 9.6% in 2010 to 12.6% in 2020. The Black and African-American population (non-Hispanic) increased slightly from 6% in 2010 to 6.5% in…