The Texas Census Institute recently shared research into the implications of the 2020 Census undercount in Texas.
The first analysis looked at “the direct and total economic impact of the 2020 Census undercount on the Texas economy.” The state, the study said, “incurred a significant financial loss due to the 2020 Census undercount, resulting in a staggering $25.1B loss over the decade after the 2020 Census.”
The second analysis, conducted in partnership with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), noted that “Texas received $150.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 through federal programs that relied on census data to allocate resources geographically,” while experiencing “the second-largest undercount in the 2020 Census (547,968 people were not part of the census count).”
The study concluded that, “Texas will not receive an estimated $25.1 billion in federal funds during this decade due to the 1.92% undercount.”
Both of the analyses from the Texas Census Institute recommended “initiatives to improve Census data quality,” engage stakeholders and conduct further research and analysis to address the implications of the undercount.
Implications of Census Undercounts for Texas
The Texas Census Institute recently shared research into the implications of the 2020 Census undercount in Texas.
The first analysis looked at “the direct and total economic impact of the 2020 Census undercount on the Texas economy.” The state, the study said, “incurred a significant financial loss due to the 2020 Census undercount, resulting in a staggering $25.1B loss over the decade after the 2020 Census.”
The second analysis, conducted in partnership with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), noted that “Texas received $150.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 through federal programs that relied on census data to allocate resources geographically,” while experiencing “the second-largest undercount in the 2020 Census (547,968 people were not part of the census count).”
The study concluded that, “Texas will not receive an estimated $25.1 billion in federal funds during this decade due to the 1.92% undercount.”
Both of the analyses from the Texas Census Institute recommended “initiatives to improve Census data quality,” engage stakeholders and conduct further research and analysis to address the implications of the undercount.
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