The decennial census plays an essential role in American democracy. The impact on California could be huge—and 2020 is fast approaching. At a time when objective facts and information are in short supply, PPIC will be working to raise awareness about the importance of the 2020 Census for California.
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2020 Census: Where Are California’s Hard-to-Count Communities?
PPIC’s new interactive maps are an important tool for Californians working to ensure an accurate census count. They highlight hard-to-count communities across the state, providing an overall assessment of how hard an area will be to count. Learn More
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2020 Census: Counting the Central Valley
November 15 2019
The decennial census plays an essential role in American democracy. The stakes are huge for California—political representation and federal dollars are on the line—and 2020 is fast approaching. 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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Video: Californians and the Environment
August 6 2019
PPIC’s latest statewide survey examines Californians’ views on global warming and its effects, state and federal policies to address climate change, and the role of environmental issues in the 2020 presidential election.
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Motivating Californians to Fill Out the 2020 Census
July 24 2019
New US Census Bureau research shows that awareness of the potential community benefits, and other factors, can improve participation in the upcoming census.
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Interview: Citizenship and the 2020 Census
June 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.
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Video: Mobilizing the Inland Empire for the Census—and for the Future
June 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.