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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


With less than a week left until the census response deadline, several census tracts in Evanston risk undercount.

Shifted census response deadline causes difficulties reaching hard-to-count communities

September 24, 2020

With less than a week to go until the Sept. 30 census response deadline, five Evanston census tracts remain below their 2010 census response rate and risk being undercounted, according to Sarah Flax, the...

Amid COVID-19, local organizations are working to prevent an undercount, especially within ‘hard-to-reach’ communities.

Hard to Count: The fight to prevent a 2020 undercount amid COVID-19

April 16, 2020

Once a decade, the U.S. government attempts to count all Americans — but not every American is easy to reach, and an undercount can have enduring consequences for those the government misses. The...

Amid COVID-19, local organizations are working to prevent an undercount, especially within ‘hard-to-reach’ communities.

As census self-response period opens, local organizations evaluate outreach methods during COVID-19

April 8, 2020

In the 2020 census, every response counts. However, the methods the U.S. Census Bureau typically employs to ensure accuracy have been complicated by the COVID-19 outbreak and social distancing protocols....

A view of Evanston from above. Evanston has formed the Complete Count Committee to help make sure as many residents as possible can be counted in the 2020 Census.

How the Evanston Complete Count Committee is preparing for the 2020 Census

January 30, 2020

Evanston has formed a Complete Count Committee to ensure that as many of its residents as possible are counted in the 2020 Census, beginning on April 1. The committee’s primary job is to analyze areas...

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