by CivMetrics Staff | May 11, 2022 | Census, Uncategorized
The Census Bureau announce that several rounds of 2020 Census data on U.S. residents will be made public on 2023. The data, regarding age, sex, race and household relationships of U.S. residents, will be released on May 2023. The following month (June 2023), data on...
by CivMetrics Staff | May 4, 2022 | Census, Demographics
Tasked with providing strategies to ensure that federal statistics will cover America’s diversity, The Equitable Data Working Group recently released a blueprint on how government data could be more inclusive. As reported by CNN, the recommendation of the group...
by CivMetrics Staff | Apr 22, 2022 | Census, Uncategorized
An undercount of 36,000 Erie County residents in the 2020 Census might have cost the county $4 million in federal stimulus funding. With 3.8% discrepancy in total population, Erie County falls as the 10th highest undercount among the large counties nationwide....
by CivMetrics Staff | Apr 13, 2022 | Census, Uncategorized
In the wake of a 2020 Census that was marred by questions about political interference and undercounting of minority groups, new Census Bureau director Robert Santos is facing a daunting challenge: how to correct the mistakes of the past while instilling trust in...
by CivMetrics Staff | Apr 1, 2022 | Census, Sub Featured C, Uncategorized
No April Fools: Individual-level data from the 1950 Census was released today (April 1, 2022) to the rejoice of historians, archivists and others who long-awaited the new release. The data can be searched here. Northjersey.com reports: Sequestered by law for 72 years,...
by CivMetrics Staff | Mar 24, 2022 | Census, Demographics
A recent Census report showed increased levels of undercounting of minority populations in the 2020 Census; in the wake of that report, policymakers and demographers are wondering how to re-tool the Census to make sure all households are counted correctly. Options...
