census bureau

Last week, the city of Detroit filed a claim with the Census Bureau, arguing its residents were undercounted in 2020. Ford School lecturer Reynolds Farley discussed the undercount.  “This census was deficient in Detroit,” he said. “They didn’t...

The state of Michigan has again seen a population decrease following the release of the 2020 census, resulting in a loss of another congressional district. Reynolds Farley, research scientist at the Population Studies Center and a lecturer at the...

“No one yet knows the full impact of the economic and public health crisis that is consuming our lives today and disproportionately impacting the poorest American families,” said H. Luke Shaefer.  Read the full Reuters article...

As we inch further from the warmer months, The Wall Street Journal’s Jo Craven McGinty calls our attention back to Nantucket, a New England summer getaway, and questions of an accurate count of residents on the transient island. Conflicting counts...

Sheldon Danziger was quoted in a Washington Post article called "Welfare's safety net hard to measure among states." Many are concerned that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of impoverished Americans is increasing but the amount and...

Sheldon Danziger spoke to a variety of media outlets about the release of a U.S. Census Bureau report on the nation’s poverty level. According the report, poverty in the U.S. reached a 51-year high with 14.3% of the population falling below the...

Course meets in 1230 Weill Hall on March 10, 12, 17,19, 24. 

Census Lab meets in 3117 Weill Hall on March 12 and March 19 only.

Instructors: Ren Farley and Lisa Neidert

Course meets in 1230 Weill on March 10, 12, 17,19, 24. 

Census Lab meets in 3117 Weill on March 12 and March 19 only.