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Census Bureau Initiatives to Address Persistent Undercount of Children
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new experimental estimates showing children ages 0 to 4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state. Additionally, there were undercounts of children ages 0 to 4 in more than 4 out of 5 counties included in this release. The experimental estimates are available only for counties with a population of 1,000 or more children ages 0 to 4, and are based on the Census Bureau’s Demographic Analysis (DA) estimates.
The number of U.S. children ages 0 to 4 counted in the 2020 Census was previously found to be about 1 million lower than the benchmark population estimate — an undercount of 5.46%. This was a larger undercount than any other age group.
Today’s release of net coverage error rates for young children comes from the Census Bureau’s DA estimates. Instead of conducting a count based on responses collected or on behalf of each household like the 2020 Census, DA uses administrative records to estimate the size of the population and compares those estimates to census counts to assess the accuracy of the 2020 Census.
Census Bureau Initiatives to Address Persistent Undercount of Children The U.S. Census Bureau today released new experimental estimates showing children ages 0 to 4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state. Additionally, there were undercounts of children ages 0 to 4 in more than 4 out of 5 counties included in this release. The experimental estimates are available only for counties with a population of 1,000 or more children ages 0 to 4, and are based on the Census Bureau’s Demographic Analysis (DA) estimates. The number of U.S. children ages 0 to 4 counted in the 2020 Census was previously found to be about 1 million lower than the benchmark population estimate — an undercount of 5.46%. This was a larger undercount than any other age group. Today’s release of net coverage error rates for young children comes from the Census Bureau’s DA estimates. Instead of conducting a count based on responses collected or on behalf of each household like the 2020 Census, DA uses administrative records to estimate the size of the population and compares those estimates to census counts to assess the accuracy of the 2020 Census.