Census undercounts spark concern among experts over data reliability – By Reid Wilson (The Hill) / April 8, 2022
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau showing surprising population losses in American cities has some demographers questioning the reliability of the figures after the Bureau acknowledged missing substantial numbers of minority populations during its decennial count.
The figures released last month showed 62 of America’s 100 largest counties losing population over a one-year period between July 2020 and July 2021.
At least ten of the country’s largest metropolitan areas lost more than one percent of their population over that time, amounting to what would be an historic exodus. The data show San Francisco losing 6 percent of its population, while more than one in 50 residents moved out of New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C.
