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How many people of color did the 2020 census miss? COVID makes it harder to tell

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Hansi Lo Wang

Updated November 18, 2021

A person wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging census participation in Seattle in April 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted not only last year's national head count, but also a critical follow-up survey that the U.S. Census Bureau relies on to determine the tally's accuracy. (AP)

This article was originally published on October 08, 2021.

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