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Detroiters have to step up and be counted for the 2020 census, or the city will lose billions in federal funding over the next decade.
As of late July, we were barely half way there, which leaves a lot of work to do before the end of the year.
BridgeDetroit, with sponsoring funds from the Erb Foundation, is providing special coverage and engagement events to move the numbers higher. Check back here for frequent updates and information about Detroit’s push to make sure everyone gets counted.
The head of Detroit’s Census effort says the federal team behind the count was disorganized and aloof. Just 51 percent of Detroit responded; federal funding loss could force cuts.
Detroit, with only 51 percent responding, was likely undercounted in the most recent Census. The city is now at risk of losing funding for communities that need it most.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, and fears of an undercount, the Census 2020 tally ended this week and only half of Detroit has been counted. Now, Michigan could lose a congressional seat and federal funding for essential services may be cut.
A federal judge extended the Census deadline by 31 days. Detroit officials say they are ‘grateful’ for extra time.
Midtown still has one of the lowest census response rates in the city. This, as Detroit just edged past the halfway mark with a 50.1 percent response rate, as of Wednesday.
Amid a pandemic and several major changes, Michigan officials say the Census 2020 count can’t be right.
Child support, lack of public trust and self-protection keep some Detroiters from responding to the 2020 U.S. Census.
Undocumented individuals and families, always difficult to count, will be much harder to persuade to respond for Census 2020 as new Trump order seeks to identify undocumented immigrants.
Michigan voters approved a ballot proposal in 2018 to create an independent citizens redistricting commission to draw congressional district lines. After a yearlong process to determine who would participate in the randomly selected commission, two women from Detroit were chosen.
The Census 2020 deadline comes a month early. The new Sept. 30 date will leave Detroit at a ‘disadvantage’ and likely keep the city undercounted and underfunded. Experts expect the state to lose a congressional seat too and census organizers are left rushing.