‘Negro’ will no longer be used on US Census surveys
WASHINGTON (AP) - After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word 'Negro' to describe black Americans in surveys...
Census: New gauge shows 49.7 million poor in US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The ranks of America's poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs and work-related expenses...
US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau says the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011 as the number of poor remained at record highs...
Census could change racial categories
theGRIO REPORT - The census bureau is expanding the way American’s are able to identify themselves racially on future census counts...
