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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"The Department of Government Efficiency said on social media this week that five surveys costing $16.5 million that are conducted by the statistical agency for other federal agencies have been 'terminated' but didn’t specify which ones. Some of the questions on the eliminated surveys asked about alcohol consumption and the frequency that respondents used the internet in their home, according to the post."

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A census taker carries a briefcase as she knocks on the door of a residence in Winter Park, Fla., Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
AP News · DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructureBy Mike Schneider
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Kim Perales

"They're looking to kill a bunch of #census #data collection. Talk about penny-wise pound-foolish behavior that's going to make it harder to actually understand America +do basic policymaking/research work. They're setting the seed corn on fire for fun.

Announcing cuts to census surveys the same day we're ann a $25B missile defense system so we can intercept the nukes the cartels have or something. What a joke.
-J Politano

Democracy dies in darkness.
What does #DOGE /admin want to hide?
#USPol

A screenshot of a tweet from the Twitter account @DOGE discussing the U.S. Census Bureau's additional surveys, including costs and the review of wasted surveys. The text highlights the termination of certain surveys and provides examples of their questions regarding alcohol consumption and…
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Mark

I kinda don’t want to participate in part 2 of the US Census.

They’ve been calling, sent FedEx deliveries and even had a US Census agent drop by the house.

But I don’t feel right, knowing they cannot protect citizen data as they claim they can from Musk and his posse.

I wonder if this isn’t the point though - to erode trust?

Probably it’s just an added benefit.

#USA#Census#privacy
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Chuck Purvis

Two tables showing top 10 US states by the number of foreign-born persons; and by the foreign-born share of total population.

Also shown are the top five countries-of-birth by each state of residence. Fascinating patterns

California is #1 in terms of number and share of foreign-born population.

Data source is the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for the 2019-2023 period.

Countries of birth ranking is based on the 50 largest countries of birth for the US nation. There is a possibility of smaller countries being dominant in certain states.

table shows the top 10 US states by the NUMBER of foreign born persons. Table also shows the top five countries of birth for each state of residence. Data is from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for the 2019-2023 period.
table shows the top 10 US states by the SHARE of foreign born persons. Table also shows the top five countries of birth for each state of residence. California is the #1 state, at 26.7% foreign born, followed by New Jersey (23.5%), New York (22.6%) and Florida (21.4%).
#ACS#Census
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Chuck Purvis

‪Top 25 Countries-of-Birth for US nationwide foreign-born population. Mexico is #1 at just 23.5% of the nation's foreign born, followed by India at #2, 6.0% and China, at 4.8%.

This table shows the incredible diversity of the US foreign born population!

Data source is the US Census, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for the 2019-2023 period. Table B05006.

table show the top 25 countries-of-birth for US nationwide foreign born persons. Mexico is the #1 country-of-birth at 10.8 million of 46.1 million total foreign born, at 23.5%. India is #2, at 6.0%; China, #3, at 4.8%; Philippines #4, at 4.3%, and El Salvador is #5, at 3.1%.
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Chuck Purvis

US national foreign born population by continent and sub-continent of birth. Largest region is Latin America, with just over 50 percent of the nation's foreign born. Asia is 2nd largest source of foreign born (30.9%), followed by Europe (10.5%).

Largest sub-continent is Central America, at 32.0%

Data is from US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for 2019-2023.

table showing the continent and sub-continent of birth for foreign-born population for the US nation. Persons born in Latin America were just over 50 percent of the nation's foreign-born. Data is from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for 2019-2023.
#census#ACS
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Chuck Purvis

Top 10 US States ranked by number of foreign-born non-citizens. California is #1 with nearly 4.8 million non-citizens, and a total foreign born population of nearly 10.5 million, or 26.7% of the state's population.

Nationally, 13.9 percent of the population is foreign born.

Nationally, 52.3 percent of foreign born are naturalized US citizens.

Data is from the US Census, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for 2019-2023.

A table showing citizenship status for the top 10 US states, ranked by number of foreign-born non-citizens. California has the largest number and share of foreign-born non-citizens. Nationally, 14 percent of the US population if foreign-born. Of the 46.1 million foreign born, 52.3 percent are naturalized US citizens. Data is from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, five-year estimates for 2019-2023.
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