REGULATION: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions


Census Bureau

Census Bureau

Notice Date: Sept. 10, 2026
Effective Date: Nov. 5, 2026

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The Census Bureau is proposing to add a part outlining the residence criteria used for identifying each person's “usual residence,” as needed to determine whether and where to count them in the census of the population, and to add a part establishing standards and restrictions for the inclusion of certain demographic questions on the decennial census short-form questionnaire and any other questionnaire used for the enumeration of the population.

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