blog post Video: 2020 Census: Why Is the Citizenship Question Such a Big Deal? By Eric McGhee Aug 7, 2018 The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census has sparked controversy. PPIC’s Eric McGhee explains why.
blog post California’s Digital Divide and the 2020 Census By Justin Goss May 21, 2019 A key challenge for the 2020 Census—the first to be conducted primarily online—is that high speed internet access is lower in areas of the state that are already considered hard to count.
Report Counting California: Challenges for the 2020 Census By Sarah Bohn, Eric McGhee, Lynette Ubois Mar 23, 2020 California has worked hard in preparing for the census and has invested deeply to meet the high-stakes challenge of counting every resident. A House seat and the allocation of billions in federal funds are on the line.
blog post Video: Preparing California for the 2020 Census By Susan Gluss Apr 26, 2018 Much is at stake for California in the 2020 census—from political power to billions of federal dollars—but getting an accurate count of all Californians poses a major challenge.
blog post California’s Population Slowdown By Eric McGhee, Hans Johnson Mar 10, 2020 Population growth in California has slowed markedly since the early 2010s, and the state is now a net loser in overall migration for the first time since the Great Recession.
blog post Census Responses Lagging during COVID-19 By Sarah Bohn, Courtney Lee, Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch Jun 11, 2020 California’s self-response rate so far on the 2020 Census is lower than ten years ago, but it is slightly higher than for the nation as a whole.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting the Sacramento Area By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn Nov 28, 2018 PPIC's interactive maps show how factors such as young children, minority groups, housing conditions, and internet access make getting an accurate count in the 2020 Census in California challenging. We focus here on the Sacramento area.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting the Central Coast By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn Oct 31, 2018 California's Central Coast is home to more than 2 million people, and Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties will have some of the hardest areas to count in the 2020 Census.
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 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.
