Sentences with phrase «decennial head count»

But demographers say that amount is woefully short of what the agency needs to finish preparations for the decennial head count of the U.S. population in 2020.

But that seemingly innocuous request to gather more information about the U.S. population has enraged census and civil rights advocates, who see it as part of a broader campaign by President Donald Trump and his administration to undermine the legitimacy of the decennial head count.

The administration budget proposes funding the Census Bureau at $ 1.524 billion for FY 2018, only a $ 54 million increase over 2017, lagging far behind comparable increases at this stage in advance of previous decennial head counts.

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The problem lies not simply with Ross's controversial, eleventh - hour decision last month to add a citizenship question to the decennial census, although civil rights groups, local and state governments, and business leaders believe the question will depress participation and jeopardize an accurate head count in 2020.