The Census and Hard-to-Count Groups
General Accountability Office Analysis
Although the Bureau goes to great lengths to conduct an accurate count of the Nation’s population, some degree of inaccuracy is inevitable. When the census misses a person who should have been included, it results in an undercount. An overcount occurs when an individual is counted more than once or in the wrong place. These errors are problematic because certain groups such as minorities, young children, and renters are more likely to be missed in the census, while other groups, such as those who may own a second, seasonal home, are more likely to be counted more than once. As…
