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The Census is taken every 10 years.

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In the United States, a census is taken every 10 years as mandated by the Constitution to count the population and allocate representation in Congress. Other countries may have different intervals for conducting a census, but it is typically done every 5 to 10 years.

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US Census is every how many years?

each census is taken every 10 years


How many years apart do they take a census?

In the United States, the national census is taken every 10 years.


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