Census

He's pushing for a rare mid-decade census that could change congressional seats before the 2026 midterms.

A University of Florida political science professor joined "The Florida Roundup" to break down the difference as the congressional map debate heats up, and answer other questions related to congressional mapping.

The executive director of the Black-led voting rights group condemned what he described as President Donald Trump's "call to trample on the voting rights of millions by ordering an unlawful census."

The Florida Republican senator and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, on Monday introduced the Equal Representation Act to exclude non-U.S. citizens from the nation's decennial count.

Florida’s increase of 467,347 people was second only to Texas, which gained 562,941.

The percentage of U.S. residents born outside the country reached its highest level in more than a century in 2023. That's one of the findings of a survey of American life released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The number of children age 14 and younger has grown this decade by 18.4% in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. The big reason is the working-age population has risen by 19.1%.

Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries.

The estimated error was the largest undercount of young children by any U.S. state. That's according to estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau.

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Florida had four of the five fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country from 2022 to 2023, led by the area that includes The Villages.

Florida residents were undercounted in the last census, although Sarasota County did well at responding.

Under the revisions, questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately will be combined into a single question. A Middle Eastern and North African category also will be created.