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Census Bureau To End Door-Knocking Efforts Early, Jeopardizing An Accurate Count

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The Census Bureau confirmed to NPR that they will end door-knocking efforts one month before previously scheduled. That means that census workers may not be able to reach all the households that haven't yet responded to the online census.

Many people living in the U.S., particularly from communities of color, may go uncounted.

NPR's Hansi Lo Wang explains.

This segment aired on July 31, 2020.

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