That census was the first time the voluntary question ... the ONS said the 2021 estimates “should not be used” to estimate the numbers of trans populations in local areas.

Staff departures and survey cuts are roiling the federal agency in charge of producing census results, job numbers and other key statistics as Trump officials continue to slash the U.S. government.

“So the 2020 census produced a sudden jump in the multiracial count and a precipitous decline in the count of the white ...