census

1950 Census released by U.S. National Archives

Data Sources / archive, census, history

For privacy reasons, there’s a 72-year restriction on individual Census records, which include…
Census Mapper, a tool to visualize population and racial shifts

Maps / census, Google News Initiative, Pitch Interactive, population, race

Pitch Interactive and the Census 2020 Data Co-op, supported by the Google News…
Where Americans Live

Data Underload / census, population

Everyone gets a dot. You get a dot. And you get a dot. And you.
How the demographics of your neighborhood changed

Statistical Visualization / census, demographics, San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle compares demographics in your neighborhood in 2020 against 2010.…
Multiracial people counted in the census

Statistical Visualization / census, multiracial, NPR

Using unit charts, NPR shows the number of people who identify with each…
Race and ethnicity map of dots

Maps / census, CNN, population, race

CNN goes with the dot density map for their first pass on the…
Shift in white population vs. people of color

Maps / census, New York Times, race

The New York Times go with the angled arrows to show the shifts…
Maps of racial population change

Maps / census, race, Washington Post

Using their peaks and valleys metaphor, The Washington Post shows the shift in…
Historical shifts in where people live

Statistical Visualization / census, population, states, Washington Post

The places in the United States with the highest populations weren’t always like…
Population Growth and Seats Gained

Data Underload / apportionment, census, government, representation

The Census Bureau released state population counts for 2020. Here’s how each state gained and lost population and seats.
States that gained and lost seats with 2020 count

Maps / census, government, representation

The Census Bureau announced their state population totals, so we can see who…
Seat apportionment over time

Statistical Visualization / Bloomberg, census, government, representation

The 2020 Census count at the state level is set for release this…
How your state might lose or gain representation with Census count

Infographics / census, representation, Washington Post

Harry Stevens, Tara Bahrampour and Ted Mellnik for The Washington Post look at…
Technopolitics of the U.S. census

Statistics / census, counting

Dan Bouk and Danah Boyd wrote an essay on the data infrastructure and…
How the Census translates to power, a cat comic

Infographics / census, comic, government, NPR

State population dictates the number of seats in the House of Representatives, so…
Census undercount

Statistics / census, New York Times, undercount

For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek and Andrew Whitby on what might happen if…
Census counting during the pandemic

Statistics / census, coronavirus, imputation, New York Times

Reporting for The New York Times, Giovanni Russonello on the decennial census during…
Evolution of Census questions

Infographics / Alec Barrett, census, questions, The Pudding

On the surface, the decennial census seems straightforward. Count everyone in the country…
Privacy algorithm could lead to Census undercount of small towns

Statistics / census, counting, New York Times, privacy

To increase anonymity in the Census records, the bureau is testing an algorithm…
Cost of a Census undercount

Infographics / census, Reuters, undercount

The citizenship question for the upcoming Census is still stuck in limbo. One…

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