COVID-19’s Impact On The 2020 Census

Census Metros Growth
This March 19, 2020 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, in Glenside, Pa. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Census Metros Growth
This March 19, 2020 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, in Glenside, Pa. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

COVID-19’s Impact On The 2020 Census

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The 2020 census will determine how billions of dollars in federal funding will be used, and how many U.S. representatives each state has in Congress. But right as the census is ramping up, the COVID-19 outbreak is making things difficult.

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