After decades of historical undercounting, Washington’s nonwhite communities hope the results of this year’s census will boost access to critical resources.
Of those frequently undercounted, Native people have been the most underrepresented racial group in the final reports. In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that American Indians and Alaska Natives living on reservations were undercounted by 4.9%, more than double the 2.1% undercount of African Americans, the next most undercounted community.
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Census data does more than represent the country. For many states, Washington included, it also helps dictate where federal funding goes. If a community is undercounted, that often means less money is allocated there, like for the Puyallup Tribe.
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