Over the next twenty years the  U.S. population is projected to grow at a slower pace than was projected four years ago. The driving forces of national population growth are births, deaths and international migration.   Population projections are based on assumptions about the future levels of fertility, mortality, and international migration that are based on past trends.

What were the primary reasons that the 2012 projections are lower than the 2008 projections? The new series

From Terri Ann Lowenthal  The Census Project

Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), with 16 original cosponsors, has re-introduced legislation he sponsored in the 112th Congress to make participation in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey voluntary (except for name, contact information, and number of people in the household). Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a companion measure, as he did late in the last Congress, with three original cosponsors.

The Poe/Paul bills (H.R

  OUR FUTURE NATION

The Census Bureau recently released population projections for the United States for 2060.

The U.S. population will be considerably older and more racially and ethnically diverse by 2060, according to projections released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. These projections of the nation’s population by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin

In response to a request from Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (MD-D), federal agencies have sent letters to Mikulski on how sequestration would affect them. The letters are posted on the Senate Appropriations Commitee website and contain sequestration impacts for the Census Bureau, BLS and NASS. The other agency letters do not go to a level

The American Community Survey is conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau  shows that the Latino population increased 47% between 2000 and 2011.  This  national growth was driven by immigration and high birth rates.  Florida had the greatest increase in Hispanics during this period... 62%.  The state level increase was driven by both internal and international migration and by high birth rates.  Almost 17% of the U.S. population is classi

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We will occasionally comment on demographic change in the United States and the world, tying these changes and projections to current and future political and social events.  This blog will also highlight new reports from the statistical agencies throughout the world.  Commentary will be provided when appropriate.    Feb 14, 2013... HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

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