U.S. Census Bureau

Rule Changes

Author of the draft rule

The Trump administration published a rule Wednesday that would exclude any immigrant without permanent residency from the 2030 census. The plan counts only U.S. citizens and green-card holders, a narrowing the country has never attempted.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Produces both official and supplemental poverty measures annually

The Census Bureau announced on September 9, 2025 that poverty fell to 10.6% in 2024—the lowest in years and proof, officials said, that the economy was lifting Americans up. But buried in the same report: a different poverty measure showed 12.9% of Americans struggling, with no improvement at all, same country, same year, two completely different stories about who's hurting.

Updated May 20

New Capabilities

Runs the Business Trends and Outlook Survey, which uses a narrower definition and shows about 18 percent adoption

Ramp's May 2026 AI Index shows 50.6 percent of US businesses now pay for AI tools, up from 50.4 percent in March. Anthropic holds 34.4 percent of those paying customers against OpenAI's 32.3 percent — the second consecutive month Anthropic has led.

Updated May 15