Demographic Research

A Pew Hispanic Center analysis released today examines differences between Census 2010 counts of Hispanics and the Census Bureau's population estimates of Hispanics in the 33 states for which detailed statistics have been released so far.

The number of Hispanics counted in the 2010 Census was nearly 1 million more than expected, based on the most recent Census Bureau population estimates.

As the Census Bureau rolls out the 2010 population counts for Hispanics by state, a new 2010 Census data portal has been launched on the Pew Hispanic Center website.

Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

The Government Accountability Office, which had included the 2010 Census on its list of high-risk activities, updated that list this month.

The Census Bureau began a gigantic release of 2010 Census data today, publishing detailed race, Hispanic and population totals down to the block level for Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia.

How well did the Census Bureau’s population estimates for the first decade of the 21st century match the actual counts from the 2010 Census?

How well did the Census Bureau's population estimates for the first decade of the 21st century match the actual counts from the 2010 Census? The short answer: Pretty well for the nation, and for all but a handful of states.

A decade ago, the apportionment counts from the 2000 Census showed that North Carolina was the luckiest state in the country.

When the 2010 Census apportionment counts were announced last month, they showed that North Carolina, which scored the last seat in 2000, fell short of winning the 435th or last seat. This time, Minnesota was the winner.