Demographics & Population

Visitors leave the screening station for coronavirus in front of the emergency department entrance at Cartersville Medical Center required for hospital entry on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Cartersville, Ga., where several patients have been confirmed to have COVID-19 and dozens of others are under investigation who are suspected to potentially have the coronavirus. Two triage tents have been set up for anyone who has symptoms. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

The Avenue

Mapping COVID-19’s spread from blue to red America

William H. Frey

June 3, 2020

Buffalo

Demographics & Population

American cities saw uneven growth last decade, new census data show

William H. Frey

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Union Station

U.S. Metro Areas

As the capital region’s population ages, public policies need to adjust

Jaclene Begley, Leah Brooks, Brian J. McCabe, Jenny Schuetz, and Stan Veuger

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Mail containing information on the 2020 Census from the United States Census Bureau pictured in Portland, Ore., on April 6, 2020. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Future Development

A once-in-a-century pandemic collides with a once-in-a-decade census

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Reports

Economy

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

How COVID-19 will change the nation’s long-term economic trends, according to Brookings Metro scholars

Mark Muro, Tracy Hadden Loh, Martha Ross, Jenny Schuetz, Annelies Goger, Nicole Bateman, William H. Frey, Joseph Parilla, Sifan Liu, and Adie Tomer

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Workers make face masks at the Portland Garment Factory in Portland, Ore., on April 1, 2020. The company's owner, Britt Howard, made the decision to shift the focus of the business to fill the demand for personal protective equipment, and the studio is now producing 5,000 face masks per week with eight full-time employees. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Businesses owned by women and minorities have grown. Will COVID-19 undo that?

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

SF downtown, 5th St. and Mission St. had only three pedestrians crossing at a light cycle during the Shelter in Place order on March 17, 2020 in San Francisco, Calif. Paul Kuroda/SIPA No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Demographics & Population

Even before coronavirus, census shows U.S. cities’ growth was stagnating

William H. Frey

Monday, April 6, 2020

Signs advertising the 2020 U.S. Census cover a closed and boarded up business amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Demographics & Population

Census Day is here. How is our nation changing?

William H. Frey

March 31, 2020

Family

Demographics & Population

Even as metropolitan areas diversify, white Americans still live in mostly white neighborhoods

William H. Frey

March 23, 2020

Blog Posts

DJ Darcello is the first to order food at Tap42 Doral at City Place after the coronavirus closed the restaurant industry and other businesses, May 18, 2020. Today is the first day restaurants could open at 50 percent capacity. Photo by Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Avenue

COVID-19 continues spreading into counties with strong Trump support

William H. Frey

May 20, 2020

A child looks at the Mathare Valley slums amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nairobi, Kenya April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Future Development

Turning back the Poverty Clock: How will COVID-19 impact the world’s poorest people?

Homi Kharas and Kristofer Hamel

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Felix Hassebroek is comforted by his father after dropping food at lunch during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S., April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Up Front

The midlife dip in well-being: Why it matters at times of crisis

David G. Blanchflower and Carol Graham

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Events

Census 2020: Navigating the national and local challenges

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

The future of American Indian gaming: The next 30 years

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Homeownership while black: Examining the devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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Related Books

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Diversity Explosion

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2018

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2015

Society at a Glance 2014

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2014

Experts

William H. Frey

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Multimedia

FILE PHOTO: Balloons decorate an event for community activists and local government leaders to mark the one-year-out launch of the 2020 Census efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Podcast Episode

What America’s slow-growing population means for immigration, the Electoral College, and more

William H. Frey and Fred Dews

Friday, January 10, 2020

A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court where the court ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate explanation for its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, delivering a victory to New York state and others challenging the proposal in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC11B5E74430

Podcast Episode

What does the Supreme Court decision on citizenship status mean for the 2020 census?

William H. Frey

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Courthouse in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC172B1D73C0

Podcast Episode

Will new documents sway the Supreme Court on census citizenship question?

Monday, June 3, 2019

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