Demographics & Population

New citizens stand during the Pledge of Allegiance at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony at the New York Public Library in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 3, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Podcast Episode

Podcast: Our nation of immigrants

John Hudak

Monday, September 21, 2020

China

Show and case: How Beijing approaches gender equality and LGBT issues on the world stage

Darius Longarino

September 2020

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A voter completes his ballot on the day of the primary election in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo

The Avenue

COVID-19’s summer surge into red America sets the stage for November’s election

William H. Frey

September 14, 2020

A person holds census information at an event where U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

The Avenue

Trump’s new plan to hijack the census will imperil America’s future

William H. Frey

Friday, August 7, 2020

Reports

Demographics & Population

The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data

William H. Frey

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Gary Connell reacts while talking about the economic impact to his hairstyling business after a nine-week disruption due to the stay-at-home order for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, outside Salon Plaza in Wheaton, Maryland, near Washington, U.S., June 11, 2020. Picture taken June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Report

Well-being and mental health amid COVID-19: Differences in resilience across minorities and whites

Carol Graham, Yung Chun, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, and Stephen Roll

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

A 41-year-old man found unconscious after overdosing on opioids in the driver's seat of a car, with the engine running and the transmission in drive, puts his hands over his head in the back of a Cataldo Ambulance at a gas station in the Boston suburb of Malden, Massachusetts, December 2, 2017. A used syringe was found in the car with the victim, who was revived with 10mg of naloxone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "SNYDER OPIOIDS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC13F461C890

Report

The role of despair in the opioid crisis: Lessons from the science of well-being

Carol Graham

Monday, June 22, 2020

Demographics & Population

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

William H. Frey

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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

Blog Posts

The Avenue

Now, more than half of Americans are millennials or younger

William H. Frey

Thursday, July 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators raise their fists as they take a knee for 8 minutes 46 seconds, the length of time George Floyd was held down with a knee on his neck by a Minneapolis Police officer, during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Up Front

The demographics of racial inequality in the United States

Hedwig Lee, Michael Esposito, Frank Edwards, Yung Chun, and Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Monday, July 27, 2020

Hospital staff push a gurney through a hospital corridor

Up Front

A new tool for tracking vulnerability and premature mortality in America

Carol Graham and Sergio Pinto

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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Events

2020

Jul

Past Policy 2020 Event

A nation at a demographic crossroad: Rising diversity, youthful activism, and the 2020 election

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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

Washington, DC

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Experts

Alan Berube

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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?

Alan Berube

Monday, June 3, 2019

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