The census is taken every 10 years, and its results last even longer. Hansi Lo Wang is a national correspondent for NPR reporting on the U.S. census, and he joins host Krys Boyd to explore what the latest numbers say about the country’s racial makeup – and how this snapshot of America drives everything from federal spending to representation in Congress.
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