USBC-2026-0628 Public Comments Summary (Sep 15 – Oct 2, 2026) This infographic presents updated analysis of 21,496 public comments on the proposed 2030 Census rule from the Hands Off Our Census advocacy campaign. Key findings: Overall Opposition: A gauge chart shows 87% oppose the regulation 18,649 comments oppose · 2,760 support · 87 neither Word Clouds by Position: Opposition topics (purple): "oppose," "withdraw," "disparities," "data," "december," "retire," "democracy," "civil," "service," "road," "health," and related civil rights and data concerns dominate Support topics (blue): "support," "citizen," "overdue," "agree," "illegal," "alien," "restoration," "vote," "house," "favor," and immigration-related terms are most frequent Key Concerns Cited (right sidebar, with percentages): Part 60 excludes undocumented immigrants and non-citizens: 85% Part 70 removes race and ethnicity questions: 84% Apportionment and redistricting effects: 78% Constitutional and case law concerns: 69% Restrictions on sexual orientation/gender identity data: 67% Administrative or tax-records linkage: 56% Comments Per Day (right sidebar chart): A bar chart showing comment volume from Sep 10 through Sep 30, with notable spikes mid-period reaching approximately 4,143 comments per day at peak activity.

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