Commenters largely oppose 2030 Census overhaul, analysis finds
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ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
November 3, 2026 04:15 PM ET
Nearly 90% of the over 126,000 published comments expressed dislike of the proposal.
Advocacy groups in the federal data, local government, public health and other spaces largely urged the Census Bureau to reject a sweeping overhaul of the 2030 Census in comments that were due yesterday.
The draft overhaul would eliminate questions about race, ethnicity and sexual orientation on short-form census documents and other questionnaires, if finalized. It would also no longer count undocumented immigrants and immigrants who are legally in the U.S. but are not lawful permanent residents toward the apportionment of the House of Representatives.
Of 126,120 published comments on Regulations.gov as of Tuesday morning, 112,178 — or 89% — oppose the draft rule, according to an analysisfrom pop-up consortium Hands Off Our Census. Most of the...
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