U.S. Census Bureau Says 2020 Count Missed Tiny Fraction Of U.S. Population

Sunday, March 13th, 2022 -- 7:19 AM

The U.S. Census Bureau says the 2020 count missed a tiny fraction of the U.S. population, an unexpectedly small rate given the unprecedented challenges it faced.   But the bureau said that the percentage of people overlooked during the nation’s head count was much higher for minority groups. Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were overlooked at higher rates than a decade ago.   

The Census Bureau released two reports that measure how well the once-a-decade head count tallied every U.S. resident and whether certain populations were undercounted or overrepresented in the count. The census figures help determine the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year.

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