The 2020 Census is how the federal government determines how much funding should be issued to a state and city to support public schools, healthcare, housing, food, and infrastructure improvements such as roads and transportation.
Meanwhile,Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released a new report prepared by the staff of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties urging residents to complete their 2020 Census forms now and detailing the dire costs of an undercount for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.
“This new report makes it clear: Ensuring that Alabama’s 7th Congressional District is counted during the 2020 Census is critical to the future of our community, from funding for education to roads, housing and so much more,” Sewell said.
The district was also the lowest counted in in the state after the 2010 Census, with a 60.3 percent response rate as compared to 62.5 percent statewide.
The new report details that if there is just a 1 percent undercount in the 2020 Census, the 7th District stands to lose:
According to Census Bureau estimates, the 2010 Census potentially failed to count up to 101,800 Alabama residents.
