United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (officially the Bureau of the Census, as defined in Title 13 U.S.C. § 11) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As a part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as a leading source of data about America's people and economy. The most visible role of the Census Bureau is to perform the official decennial (every 10 years) count of people living in the U.S. The most important result is the reallocation of the number of seats each state is allowed in the House of Representatives, but the results also affect a range of government programs received by each state. The agency director is a political appointee selected by the President of the United States.

美国人口普查局（正式名称为人口普查局，如《美国法典》第13篇第11节所述）是负责美国人口普查的政府机构。此外，该局还收集其他国家级的人口和经济数据。作为美国商务部的一部分，人口普查局充当了关于美国人民和经济的领先数据来源。人口普查局最显著的角色是执行每十年一次的官方人口普查。最重要的结果是重新分配各州在众议院的席位数，但其结果亦影响各州接收的众多政府项目。该机构的主管由美国总统任命的政治任命官员担任。