The 2020 Census Could Be The Least Accurate Ever — And It's Ending A Month Early

The 2020 Census Could Be The Least Accurate Ever — And It's Ending A Month Early

By NPR

The Census Bureau has said it needs more time to complete their count of every person living in the country. But the Trump administration is ending the effort a month earlier than planned. Census experts worry it could lead to an undercount of historically under-represented groups.

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