Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census
- Posted on March 13, 2025
- By NPR
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Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census

Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump's hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count.