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

Putting a durable end to the redistricting war would likely require congressional guardrails, such as banning the practice between censuses, or mandating that it be handled by independent commissions. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026

States have redrawn congressional maps between censuses at a rate the National Conference of State Legislatures says has not been seen since the 1800s, as parties try to secure victories. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Nov. 2026

Unlike other areas, its share of farms with over $250,000 in annual sales grew between USDA censuses. — Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

The Tennessee legislature first repealed a decades-old state law preventing lawmakers from redistricting between censuses as the first step in an effort to turn another seat in the state’s House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

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