blog post How the Census Affects State Finances By Patrick Murphy May 29, 2018 The census determines how billions of federal dollars are distributed to the states. California, in particular, has a lot at stake.
blog post Interview: Citizenship and the 2020 Census By Vicki Hsieh, Eric McGhee Jun 27, 2019 With the Supreme Court blocking the Trump administration’s plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, PPIC researcher Eric McGhee discusses what the decision means for California.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting the Bay Area By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn Sep 26, 2018 An undercount in the 2020 Census could have major ramifications for California. Regions of the Bay Area, home to about 20% of the state's population, are particularly challenging to count.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting Los Angeles County By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn Oct 3, 2018 Nearly 25% of California's population calls Los Angeles County home. Counting all of the region's residents—10.3 million people—in the 2020 Census is going to be challenging.
blog post Shorter Timeline Threatens Census Count By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch Aug 11, 2020 As the in-person follow-up phase of Census 2020 gets underway, COVID-19 and an earlier-than-expected deadline pose challenges for ensuring a complete count.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting the San Joaquin Valley By Tess Thorman, Sarah Bohn, Vicki Hsieh Aug 30, 2018 An accurate count in the 2020 Census is crucial for California. Home to 4.3 million people, the San Joaquin Valley may be one of the state’s hardest-to-count regions.
blog post Video: Mobilizing the Inland Empire for the Census—and for the Future By Mary Severance Jun 19, 2019 At an event co-hosted by PPIC and the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Social Innovation, an expert panel discusses the Inland Empire’s community outreach approach for the 2020 Census and how the region aims to build this capacity for the long term.
blog post Could Wildfires Affect the 2020 Census? By Sarah Bohn, Tess Thorman Sep 19, 2018 Among their many devastating long-term effects, disasters may elevate the risk of undercounting some communities in the upcoming census.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting California’s Homeless Population By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh Jun 5, 2019 Census workers will engage community organizations and employ other strategies to ensure that homeless individuals are accurately counted next year.
