2020 U.S. Census Substantially Undercounted Minority Populations
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday that the 2020 census undercounted black, Latino and indigenous populations while overcounting white and Asians. The reason for the undercount is likely tied to underrepresented groups living in more rural, difficult-to-reach communities, presenting a challenge for them to find access to the internet. Latinos were undercounted by 4.99%, which shows little improvement from the 1990 and 2000 surveys. The black population was undercounted by around 3.3.%, which is up from a 2.06% underrepresentation rate in the 2010 census. Native Americans living on reserv...