U.S. Census

Indiana lawmakers will convene Nov. 3 for a special session on congressional redistricting after months of White House pressure, but Senate votes remain uncertain.

The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and the child poverty rate has more than doubled, according to U.S. Census Bureau's annual data on poverty, income and health insurance released Tuesday.

The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for public input on specific topics to better tailor the 2030 Census.

Policymakers and demographers have been asking whether it's time to rethink the census after results released last week that showed Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were undercounted in greater rates in 2020 than a decade ago.

When the pandemic struck the U.S. around spring break of 2020, it set off an exodus in college towns as classrooms went virtual almost overnight. The sudden departure of tens of thousands of students made it difficult to count them in the census, which began at almost the same time.

When the census is conducted every 10 years, the number of seats each state gets can shift based on population changes.

The U.S. Census Bureau has said for weeks that the data lawmakers need to redraw district lines will be heavily delayed.

Indiana legislative leaders say theyre preparing to come in for a special session later this year to redraw legislative district lines.

Indiana's population grew to 6.75 million, up from 6.73 million in 2019 -- a 23,943-person increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's estimates.

After The Associated Press reported allegations in Massachusetts and Indiana, 10 other census takers stepped forward and told similar stories of being rushed to close cases as they faced a shortened deadline to end field operations for the 2020 census -- even if it meant getting things wrong.