About 55,000 businesses in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area will receive economic census forms from the U.S. Census Bureau in December, part of an effort by the bureau to develop a comprehensive portrait of the American economy.

The Census Bureau kicks off its tour of the Rocky Mountain region at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale on Monday as part of its $300 million campaign to make sure Americans get the message that every person counts, especially in tough economic times.

The U.S. Census Bureau will open one of just five Valley offices in Mesa next week as it gears up for the 2010 census.

WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau wants immigration agents to suspend enforcement raids during the 2010 census so the government can better count illegal immigrants.

Search the census data by state, county and age group. The data is provided by the Census Bureau.

Looking for a mate? Or just a date? If you’re in search of a woman, your best odds are in Santa Cruz County.

Mesa residents can expect to see canvassers with the U.S. Census Bureau passing by their homes beginning March 30. That's the beginning of the Bureau's information collection process.

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau will be released Thursday that demonstrate the rapidly changing population in the Phoenix region.

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time workers in Chandler for the 2010 Census.

Preliminary results of the mid-decade census have sparked financial concerns among booming East Valley communities that had anticipated big gains.

Arizona officials are concerned that undocumented immigrants may not participate in the next census fearing deportation and as retaliation for immigrant crackdowns.

Chandler residents who fill out special census surveys in about a month could be helping the city get 30,000 new library books.

Scottsdale is urging residents to fill out U.S. census forms that will arrive in their mailboxes today to help determine the city’s future share of state tax revenue.

Scottsdale is urging residents to fill out U.S. census forms that will arrive in their mailboxes today to help determine the city’s future share of state tax revenue.

 Pinal County continued a trend of explosive growth into 2007, despite a housing market that has slowed across Arizona and in Pinal’s suburban neighborhoods.

Pinal County continued a trend of explosive growth into 2007, despite a housing market that has slowed across Arizona and in Pinal's suburban neighborhoods.

Ramping up for the 2010 census, Mesa is helping the federal government find out if there's anybody home.

East Valley municipalities appealing population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau that they allege are flawed are not likely to get the financial windfall they seek next budget year, even if the survey numbers are proven wrong.

East Valley municipalities appealing population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau that they allege are flawed are not likely to get the financial windfall they seek next budget year, even if the survey numbers are proven wrong.

The U.S. Census Bureau is counting on citizens to take 10 minutes and fill out Census forms that are arriving soon in the mail.

WASHINGTON - Poverty rose and income levels declined in 2002 for the second straight year as the nation's economy continued struggling after the first recession in a decade, the Census Bureau reported Friday.