Census Bureau Releases Corrected Numbers for All 52 States

The Census Bureau, the government agency empowered to ask personal, somewhat embarrassing questions in a graded essay format, released an updated set of population numbers from each of the 52 states, plus the Pretend State of Washington, DC. The current population of the United States stands at 309,495,619, or 309,495,620 if you are a really slow reader.

The revised numbers come amid a swirl of controversy over the bureau's omission of key geographic areas and people groups, "including Rhode I...