Synonyms of censuses

censuses

noun

plural of census

as in counts

a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added

a thorough census of all the grizzly bears living within the national park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counts
• tallies
• scores
• amounts
• totals
• tales
• recounts
• wholes
• sums
• grosses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of censuses

The Tennessee legislature first repealed a decades-old state law preventing lawmakers from redistricting between censuses as the first step in an effort to turn another seat in the state’s House delegation red. — Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026

In the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Rosario was still listed as a servant in Romero’s household. — Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026

To be sure, there’s nothing in federal or state law preventing Democrats and Republicans from redrawing congressional maps in between censuses. — David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026

North Korea does not regularly publish demographic figures, so analysts must extrapolate from past censuses and indirect surveys. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025

California’s independent redistricting commission, in plans drawn after the 2010 and 2020 censuses, adopted that interpretation, and the newly gerrymandered districts do as well. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025

Combining data from more than 24,000 sources, including surveys and censuses, the report includes mortality estimates during crises like COVID-19. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025

States controlled by either Democrats or Republicans have already undertaken pretty egregious gerrymanders during previous regular redistricting processes, particularly following the 2010 and 2020 censuses. — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025

The commission drew maps after the 2010 and 2020 censuses and both plans helped Democrats achieve supermajorities in legislative houses and the congressional delegation — thanks largely to demographic trends and declining GOP voter registration. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025