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Census Bureau

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Official website

Mandate

What it is responsible for

Verified

Decennial population and housing counts
Censuses and surveys of the economy, government and trade
Population estimates and trade statistics
Keep collected information confidential

From the official description[1]

For the public

Go here for

population statistics
trade statistics

Evidence

Sources

[1]
Federal Register agency record: Census Bureau
Office of the Federal Register (NARA/GPO)OfficialChecked 17 Oct 2026