D’Vera Cohn

Areas of the country that the Census Bureau has deemed "hard to count" have below-average response rates in the 2010 Census so far, according to a new analysis of participation rates.

Foreign-born Hispanics know more about the 2010 Census than their U.S.-born counterparts, and are more likely to say that they have participated or definitely will, according to a nationwide survey released today.

The Pew Hispanic Center's statistical profiles of Hispanics and foreign-born U.S. residents have been updated using 2008 data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

The Census Bureau's national map and statistics showing detailed daily participation rates in the 2010 Census is being picked up by journalists around the country in various ways.

The Census Bureau has rolled out the first set of numbers showing the 2010 Census mail participation rate for communities, states and the nation.

Among American adults who say they may not participate in the 2010 Census, 44% are under age 30, according to a new analysis of a Pew Research Center survey on attitudes toward the national headcount.

As forms for the 2010 U.S. Census arrive in households across the nation this week, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that nearly nine-in-ten Americans (87%) now say they definitely or probably will fill out and return their forms, or have already done so.

Where should college students be counted in the 2010 Census--at their parents' home or their school address?

For the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau will use a new real-time metric, called the "mail participation rate," to report the share of U.S. households-by state, city, county and neighborhood-that send back their completed forms.

A Brookings Institution report released today analyzes in detail the federal money that is distributed to states and localities each year based on results of the once-a-decade census.