Bureau of the Census

The Bureau of the Census, also commonly known as the Census Bureau, is a principal agency of the government of the North American Union, responsible for producing data about the Combine's people and economy.

The Bureau's primary responsibility is conducting the NAU Census every ten years, which collects demographic data that is used for political, health, educational and economic planning. The Census Bureau is part of the Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President.

On 26 May 2144, the Bureau's spokesperson, Dora Digit, announced that, in addition to the categories of "male" and "female", the 2145 census would include a new classification – "other". Digit explained that experimental gene modification had left gender identity much more difficult to define using a binary system. The pressure group Many Houses, Many Doors welcomed this change in policy by the Bureau.