The 2020 Census
The census is a national event that happens once every 10 years and counts every person living in the United States. With this data, billions of dollars in federal funding are allocated to our city’s hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other vital resources.
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A Look Back at the 2020 Census | United States Census
How does the U.S. government decide to allocate 1.5 trillion dollars in federal funding? It starts with the census! 2020 was a census year unlike any other. As the United States faced the Covid-19 pandemic, how did the Census Bureau ensure that every person was counted?
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Census Bureau Checks Accuracy with the Post-Enumeration Survey| NPR
After the census is complete, a survey called a "Post-Enumeration Survey" is used to measure the accuracy of the data by independently surveying a sample of the population. But COVID-19 has made completing this survey more difficult. What groups of people were likely undercounted in the 2020 census?
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Census 2020 Hard to Count Map| Hard to Count 2020
Use this interactive map to see the difference in response rates between the 2010 Census and 2020 Census across the country. City University of New York relies on data from The Census Bureau to provide up to date the "Hard To Count Census" map.
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Behind the Surprising Jump in Multiracial Americans, Several Theories | New York Times
The 2020 census revealed that the US population is more diverse than it was in 2010 and more people reported multiracial identity. This article from the New York Times explores some of the reasons behind these changes.
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Drawing the Lines: Parties Fight for Redistricting Power | PBS LearningMedia
Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral boundaries in the United States. The number of seats in the House of Representatives fluctuates based on population data collected from the census. This video explores the history of gerrymandering and how census counts influenced the 2010 Ohio midterm elections.
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Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives (2020 Census) | US Census Bureau
This map illustrates which states gained or lost seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the 2020 Census.
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Historical Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives | US Census Bureau
Explore the historical impact of the US population on congressional representation. How many representatives did Washington have in 1905? How many do we have in 2020?
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This Audio Portrait of the 2020 Census Asks: Whose Voices Really Count | NPR
Whose voices really count? Conceptual artist Ekene Ijeoma, who uses data to explore social justice in his work, takes a look into how the census historically undercounts marginalized communities in his new participatory project “A Counting: A Voice Portrait of the United States”.
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Genealogy and the Census | The Seattle Public Library
The census is a snapshot in time, capturing the current population count of the U.S. Because of this, it is also a valuable tool for U.S. genealogy research to recount family histories. Mahina, a genealogy librarian at the Seattle Public Library, takes a look at her own family history dating back to 1920. Watch this video to see how your family’s census record can answer questions about your own history.
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2020 Seattle Census Data| Office of Planning and Community Development, The City of Seattle
This year marks the 24th time our country has counted the population since 1790. Take a look at the preliminary 2020 Census results and see how Seattle’s population has varied in the past 20 years through metrics like age, race, and number of households.
View 2020 Seattle Census Data| Office of Planning and Community Development, The City of Seattle