2020 census undercounts Black, Hispanic, Native American residents
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The 2020 U.S. Census undercounted Black Americans by 3% and Native Americans living on reservations by almost 6%. Hispanic residents were also severely undercounted. The undercount has serious implications for federal funding and political representation.
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A report from the Census Bureau says that, overall, the 2020 Census was more complete than expected given the challenges of completing it during the pandemic.
The census, which is mandated every 10 years under the US Constitution, is used to decide Congressional apportionment and how much federal aid is given to states.
The 2020 U.S. census undercounted the Hispanic or Latino population at triple the rate that it did in 2010, according to analyses of the decennial survey released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday.
The 2020 census got the country’s total right but undercounted Black, Hispanic and Native American residents while overcounting Whites and Asians, the Census Bureau announced Thursday.
The Census Bureau has released its first report on the accuracy of the latest national head count that's used to distribute political representation and federal funding for the next decade.
The decennial enumeration of everyone living within the United States did not fully count the number of Blacks, Latinos or American Indians and Alaska Natives, while overcounting both White Americans and Asian Ameri
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Latino, Black and Native American populations were significantly undercounted in the 2020 census, officials announced Thursday. The undercount rate for the Latino population was more than three times the rate for that group in 2010, according to Census estimates.
The undercount rate for Latinos was more than triple what it was in the 2010 Census, while the Black population was undercounted by a rate that was about 60% higher, compared to 2010.
The 2020 U.S. Census undercounted Black Americans by 3% and Native Americans living on reservations by almost 6%. Hispanic residents were also severely undercounted. The undercount has serious implications for federal funding and political representation.
