NM Can’t Afford 2020 Census Undercount»
The Albuquerque Journal | February 6, 2019 – Currently, NM receives almost $8 billion in federal aid each year based on the decennial Census. This figure makes New Mexico rank No. 1 in our dependence on federal aid, according to online publication WalletHub.
Albuquerque City Councilors Want to Promote 2020 Census»
KRQE | January 21, 2019 – Next year, 2020, will be a census year, and Albuquerque city councilors want to pour thousands of dollars into making sure as many people in the Duke City fill it out.
What to Know About the Citizenship Question the Census Bureau is Planning to Ask in 2020»
Pew Research Center | March 30, 2018 – For the first time since 1950, the U.S. Census Bureau is planning to ask everyone living in the United States whether they are citizens when it conducts its next decennial census in 2020.
Census Map Shows NM Likely Undercounted»
Albuquerque Journal | November 23, 2017 – New Mexicans and Alaskans are the least cooperative Americans when it comes to filling out and returning federal census surveys, according to a recent analysis. Researchers at City University of New York took the survey return rates for the 2010 census shows most of New Mexico is considered a hard-to-count area.
Democracy and Lots of Money Are At Stake for New Mexico in the Upcoming Census»
NM Voices | October 10, 2017 – In addition to being foundational to democratic representation, census data are used to guide nearly $600 billion in funding for programs across the country—$6.2 billion of which comes to New Mexico.
