Census

Governor signs Executive Order No. 30 Establishing the New York 2010 Census Complete Count Committee

November 12, 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson has signed Executive Order No. 30, establishing the New York 2010 Census Complete Count Committee. The Committee will raise awareness of the 2010 Census and will work to maximize the participation of all New Yorkers. New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez kicked off the State’s 2010 Census Complete Count Campaign today at an event in the State Capitol.    » read more »

In 2008, the Uninsured Number Exceeded the Combined Populations of 24 States Plus D.C.; Today, It Likely Is Comparable to the Populations of Half the States

Sept. 15, 2009 -- Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the number of people without health insurance reached 46.3 million in 2008. The following is the statement of Ron Pollack, Executive Director of the consumer health organization Families USA, about this development:

“The Census Bureau’s finding that the number of uninsured people grew to 46.3 million in 2008 is a clear reminder that meaningful health care reform should be enacted this year.    » read more »

June 23, 2009 -- The world’s 65-and-older population is projected to triple by midcentury, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percent during the same period, from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion.

In the United States, the population 65 and older will more than double by 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 million. While children are projected to still outnumber the older population worldwide in 2050, the under 15 population in the United States is expected to fall below the older population by that date, increasing from 62 million today to 85 million.    » read more »

June 3, 2009 -- New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 62 percent of households reported using Internet access in the home in 2007, an increase from 18 percent in 1997, the first year the bureau collected data on Internet use. (See Table 1.)

Sixty-four percent of individuals 18 and over used the Internet from any location in 2007, while only 22 percent did so in 1997. (See table 2.)

Among households using the Internet in 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection. (See Table 1.)    » read more »

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2009 - For the first time, results from the Census of Agriculture have been published at the watershed level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

"Our data users in the agricultural and environmental communities have expressed the need for watershed data and NASS is proud to meet their needs," said Carol House, NASS deputy administrator for programs and products. "The new watershed publication presents agricultural data that conforms to geographic boundaries, rather than state and county boundaries."    » read more »

Updating the U.S. Census to meet the needs of our nation’s elderly & disabled

May 21, 2009 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today introduced an effort aimed at updating the U.S. Census' current function questions to better improve our nation's long-term care services and support systems. By replacing a small portion of the survey with standardized function questions used by medical providers, the Disability Data Modernization Act will provide more accurately collected data used for planning the future health care needs of elderly and disabled Americans.    » read more »

Calls on Floridians to help ensure accurate 2010 Florida Census

February 26, 2009 -- TALLAHASSEE – As part of his ongoing effort to ensure Florida receives its fair share of federal funding, Florida Governor Charlie Crist today signed Executive Order 09-41, creating the statewide 2010 Sunshine Census Complete Count Committee, and appointed 45 Floridians to serve on the committee. The committee members represent a wide array of community-based and faith-based organizations, local governments, media and advertising groups, and businesses in order to ensure an accurate count of the people who reside in Florida in 2010.    » read more »

February 17, 2009 -- OLYMPIA – Even though the census is a year away, census workers are needed soon. The local Census Office will be hiring 4,000 temporary employees for 2009.

“This is not only an opportunity for thousands of Washingtonians to gain much-needed employment, this census ensures Washington receives its fair share of federal funds,” Gregoire said. “Every Washingtonian who completes the census form means about $800 of federal funds each year coming to Washington for roads, community and senior centers, schools, hospitals and emergency preparedness.”

Census forms will be sent to households across the country in March 2010. April 1, 2010, is designated as Census Day, when returned forms are due to be mailed.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2009 – The number of farms in the United States has grown 4 percent and the operators of those farms have become more diverse in the past five years, according to results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

"The Census of Agriculture is a valuable tool that provides the general public with an accurate and comprehensive view of American agriculture. It's also a set of benchmarks against which this Department must measure and demonstrate its performance to agriculture and the taxpayer," said Secretary Tom Vilsack.    » read more »

August 26, 2008 -- Chicago, IL -- "Today's news confirms what America's struggling families already know - that over the past seven years our economy has moved backwards. We have now lived through first so-called economic 'expansion' on record where typical families saw their incomes fall, and working-age households lost more than $2,000 from their paychecks.

Another 816,000 Americans fell into poverty in 2007 - including nearly 500,000 children - bringing the total increase in Americans in poverty under President Bush to 5.7 million.    » read more »

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 2008 -- Nearly 45 million (61 percent) of the nation’s 73 million children younger than 18 lived with their biological mother and father in 2004 regardless of the parents’ marital status, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today.    » read more »

Census Challenges Produce $77 Million for New York in Federal Funds; New York City Achieves New Population Record of 8.25 Million People

November 20, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that the City's population has reached an all-time high of 8,250,567.    » read more »

Statement of Joseph Heyman, MD, AMA Board Member

August 28, 2007 -- "Today's announcement on the increase in the number of uninsured Americans is a forceful reminder that action is desperately needed. Currently, 47 million Americans, including nearly nine million children, don't have health insurance coverage.

"It is unconscionable that the number of uninsured children has substantially increased over the past year. Children are our future, and for kids to get a good start in life, they need access to regular visits to the doctor.    » read more »

August 28, 2007 -- Chicago, IL -- Senator Barack Obama made the following statement today in response to the Census 2006 poverty numbers.    » read more »

28 August 2007 -- A new U.S. Census Bureau report shows that the poverty rate in the United States has gone down slightly for the first time this decade. VOA's Cindy Saine reports from Washington that the 2006 report also has some bad news for American families, with more people living without health insurance and children making up the bulk of the nation's poor.    » read more »