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Win the race, draw the lines

Win the race, draw the lines

Census pits politicos over congressional redistricting.

UPDATE: Idaho smokes regional Census participation rates

UPDATE: Idaho smokes regional Census participation rates

Source: 2010 Census

Race, ethnicity and the Census

How should the decennial U.S. Census approach the touchy issues of race and heritage when we claim America is a melting pot? Especially one where many people identify by multiple races or ethnicities and cultural pride is often mistaken as race.

Lookin’ for love? Move to New Mexico

Lookin’ for love? Move to New Mexico

Source: Pew Research Center based on American Community Survey data. Click the link to activate the map.

Poverty rates by county

Poverty rates by county

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Veterans by sex, state and service

Veterans by sex, state and service

Notes: Figures in thousands. Veterans serving in more than one service period are counted only once in the total. Source: 2009 Statistical Abstract. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Census Bureau.

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