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Improve Your Community’s Count: Why Cities Should Work With the Census Bureau to Review Local Addresses
- CitiesSpeak Guest
Advancing a Shared Mission to End Hunger
From-the-Event: The 2030 Census Rule Change: What It Means for Counting Your Community
CitiesSpeak Podcast: Proposed Census Changes with Doreen Garlid
A New Census Rule Could Reshape How Your Community Is Counted – Here’s What to Know
- Dante Moreno
From Data to Decisions: Turning ACS Data into a Living Housing Strategy in Poulsbo
- CitiesSpeak Guest
From Data to Decisions: The Essential Work of a City Demographer
- CitiesSpeak Guest
CitiesSpeak Podcast: Avoiding a Census Undercount with Mayor Pro Tem Alejandra Chávez
From Data to Decisions: Why America’s Cities Turn to the American Community Survey
- CitiesSpeak Guest
Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program: A Guide for Congress
Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program: A Guide for Communities
Three Things to Know Video Series: April 2026
From the Event: Striving for an Accurate 2030 Census – How Cities Can Prepare for LUCA
Federal Funding for Your Community is at Stake – Take Action to Protect the 2030 Census
- Dante Moreno
From Data to Decisions: How Cities Use ACS Data
- Dante Moreno
Celebrating 20 Years of the American Community Survey
- CitiesSpeak Guest
From Data to Decisions: How Newport News Turns ACS Data into Life-Saving Action
- CitiesSpeak Guest
From Data to Decisions: Fighting Flood Risks with ACS Data
- CitiesSpeak Guest
What is the 2026 Census Test (for the 2030 Census) and Why is it Important?
- Dante Moreno
The LUCA Process: A Local Government’s Guide to the Census Address Review
- Dante Moreno
Urban and Rural: Everything In-Between and Why It Matters
- Jacob Migdall
How Residents Can Help You Make Tough Local Government Budget Decisions
Presidential Election Taskforce Advocacy Toolkit and Convention
- Angelina Panettieri
Small Cities Unlock Potential with New Access to Data and Resident Input
Looking Ahead to the 2030 Census: Get Involved Now
- Michael Gleeson
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From the Event: Local Democracy Initiative Webinar Series
Data Gaps in National Voter Registration and Voter Participation Reporting
Making Federal Data More Accessible to Support Policymaking and Decision-Making
- David Park
10 Ways Local Governments are Using Census Data
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- Abygail C. Mangar
- Dana Watters
Addressing Concerns About Census Data
- Dana Watters
Census Data Shows Differing Trends for Cities and Suburbs, Concerns Over Data Quality Remain
- Dana Watters
From the Event: Understanding Census Count Question Resolution and Population Estimate
Census Security in 2020: Protecting You and Your Future
From the Event: Complete Count to Community Investment: Establishing Permanent Civic Engagement
Census Bureau Delivers Congressional Apportionment Numbers
- Michael Gleeson
From the Event: 2020 Census City Undercounts: Risks, Consequences, and Solutions
One Year Since Census Day – What Happened and What Does the 2020 Census Still Mean for Cities?
- Steve Patterson
Tracking Executive Orders Critical to Cities, Towns and Villages
- Irma Esparza Diggs
From the Event: Census Data Privacy and Security
Lessons Learned from 2020 Census and Voting Initiatives
How Do the 2020 Census Self-Response Rates Compare to 2010 and What Does That Mean For COVID Recovery?
- David Park
Supreme Court Allows Census Count to Stop
- Lisa Soronen
It’s Not Too Late! 3 Ways Your City Can Still Get an Accurate Census Count
2020 Census: Digital Preparedness Playbook
Ensuring Children Get Healthy Meals After School
Municipal Action Guide: Preparing for the 2020 Census
What Makes A Resident? Counting Your Community for the 2020 Census
Census Fast Facts and Talking Points
Six Cities Receive NLC Grants for Anti-Hunger Campaigns
