The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a survey which shows population overcounts and undercounts for the nation.
The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2020 Post Enumeration Survey May 19, according to a Census Bureau news release. The release discusses the 2020 U.S. Census at the state and federal level, analyzing overcount and undercount rates, as well as potential errors in the Census’ nationwide internet response system. These statistics measure the overall accuracy of the 2020 U.S. Census.
“Today we released more results from the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey, showing population undercounts and overcounts by state and D.C.,” the U.S. Census Bureau wrote in a May 19 Twitter post.
According to NPR, this survey found “significant net undercount rates in six states: Arkansas (5.04%), Florida (3.48%), Illinois (1.97%), Mississippi (4.11%), Tennessee (4.78%) and Texas (1.92%).” In addition, the survey discovered substantial “net overcount rates in eight states — Delaware (5.45%), Hawaii (6.79%), Massachusetts (2.24%), Minnesota (3.84%), New York (3.44%), Ohio (1.49%), Rhode Island (5.05%) and Utah (2.59%).”
"No census is perfect, and the PES allows us to become more informed about the 2020 census by estimating what portion of the population was correctly counted, where we missed people and where some people were counted that shouldn't have been," Census Bureau Director Robert Santos said, according to NPR.
Bureau officials report the release of the follow-up survey was delayed largely to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as reported by NPR.
