Texas, Georgia and North Carolina each lost hundreds of millions of federal funds due to under-counts in the 2000 Census. As the 2010 Census gets underway, Southern states are again at risk of losing money and political clout. More...

New Census projections show that Southern states will definitely gain Congressional seats and Electoral College votes after the 2010 count. But how much will the region's political power grow? More...

In Georgia, a full count of undocumented immigrants and their families brings economic benefits to local communities that no one can afford to miss, writes Afton Branche. More...

The 2010 Census, just a mere six months away, is facing a number of challenges that could have a lasting impact on already struggling communities. More...

African Americans and Latinos are traditionally undercounted, and Census officials and advocacy groups are trying to figure out ways to tackle the problem. But as Erik Fowle reports, some community members are not sure everyone's on the same page. More...

The U.S. Census Bureau and Latino advocacy groups have launched a campaign to heighten Latino participation in the 2010 census and to tackle current Census fears. More...

Census employee Bill Sparkman's asphyxiated body was found last month hanging from a tree in rural Kentucky with hands and feet duct-taped, mouth gagged and the word "Fed" scrawled on his chest in red felt-tip pen -- and some observers are wondering why investigators still haven't definitively ruled the death a homicide. More...

Some Latino leaders are calling for a boycott of the 2010 census, while others disagree sharply. New America Media reports on the controversy. More...

A new report assesses the impact of the 2005 hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and the challenges the area might face during the upcoming 2010 Census. More...

A new report calls on the Census Bureau to ensure an accurate count of undocumented immigrants so states get adequate federal funding, an increasingly important issue in the midst of the country's deepening economic troubles. More...

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has requested that displaced Hurricane Katrina victims list the city as their home residence in the 2010 Census if they plan on returning to New Orleans. But federal officials say this goes against Census rules. More...

The 2010 Census will determine who gets new Congressional seats and billions in federal dollars. But tight budgets and major social dislocations have states worried they won't be able to get an accurate count. More...

For the U.S. Census Bureau, getting everyone counted in New Orleans is far more difficult than in any other city. To do the job, they are calling for the help of the ethnic media. More...

The South's political clout is growing. So why is Obama ignoring the region in picking administration leaders? More...