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2020 Census: Counting California’s Northern and Sierra Regions

By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn

Home to 1.4 million people, California's northern and Sierra regions cover 40% of the state and span 23 counties. Housing conditions, diverse populations, and recent wildfires are among the challenges of counting residents here in the 2020 Census.

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2020 Census: Counting the Sacramento Area

By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn

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.

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2020 Census: Counting the Central Coast

By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn

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.

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2020 Census: Counting Los Angeles County

By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn

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.

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2020 Census: Counting the Bay Area

By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn

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.

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Could Wildfires Affect the 2020 Census?

By Sarah Bohn, Tess Thorman

Among their many devastating long-term effects, disasters may elevate the risk of undercounting some communities in the upcoming census.

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2020 Census: Counting the Inland Empire

By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn

Counting Californians accurately in the 2020 Census is crucial. Many factors make the Inland Empire—home to more than 4.5 million Californians—a particularly challenging region.

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2020 Census: Counting the San Joaquin Valley

By Tess Thorman, Sarah Bohn, Vicki Hsieh

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.

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