Census

Four counties and the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina were selected to participate in the 2026 U.S. Test Census. This graphic details why the Census Bureau chose the area. Graphics courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau

Four counties and the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina were selected to participate in the 2026 U.S. Test Census. This graphic details why the Census Bureau chose the area. Graphics courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau

Graham County selected as part of 2026 test census

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Washington – As part of planned improvements to the 230-year-old process, Graham County has been chosen as one of the locations across the country to participate in the 2026 test census. In a press release about the test run, the U.S.

Census needs workers

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 16, 2020
As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares for this year’s count, Murphy and Andrews have only half the number of census workers needed. Graham County has even fewer.  Though temporary, these jobs pay well, at $17 per hour and 58 cents per mile.
Dr. Debbie Denise Reece is hopeful of a 100 percent response to the upcoming 2020 census, as demonstrated by her speech at the GREAT meeting Nov. 14. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Dr. Debbie Denise Reece is hopeful of a 100 percent response to the upcoming 2020 census, as demonstrated by her speech at the GREAT meeting Nov. 14. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

GREAT meeting focuses on 2020 census

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Fontana Dam – The latest GREAT (Graham Revitalization Economic Action Team) meeting, hosted by the Fontana Village Resort and Marina and sponsored by Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, took place at the resort’s lodge Nov. 14 and included a guest speaker, as well as a Thanksgiving feast.
Census Graphic

Census Graphic

Census measures poverty, population across South

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 10, 2019
While the U.S. Census Bureau's main objective is to count the population every 10 years, the agency also tracks our well-being through the American Community Survey.

Census results bring tax dollars home

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, September 12, 2019
The number of Graham County residents who mailed in their U.S. Census Bureau questionnaires in 2010 rose 40 percent over the 2000 rate, but even that number left the county’s response rate near the bottom of North Carolina’s 100 counties.