In past censuses, the Middle Eastern and North African Americans (MENA) identity has only been listed as an example under the “white” racial category, if at all. Because of this, the full breadth of the MENA community is unknown and likely undercounted. Factors such as poverty, language barriers, and housing insecurity can compound the risk of MENA communities being undercounted. Being undercounted potentially disadvantages MENA families and communities.
Archive: Fact Sheet
Will You Count? Households with Low Incomes in the 2020 Census
People with low incomes have been undercounted for decades, in part due to the fact that people experiencing poverty make up almost 50 percent of the U.S. population that lives in hard-to-count communities. Factors such as internet access, racial disparities, and housing insecurity can compound the risk of households with low incomes being undercounted. The undercount of people with low incomes disadvantages families, communities, and neighborhoods.
Will You Count? African Americans in the 2020 Census
African Americans have been historically undercounted for decades, in part due to the fact that more than one in three African Americans live in hard-to-count census tracts. African American children under age five were overlooked at roughly twice the rate of young non-Hispanic White children in the 2010 Census. African American men have also been historically undercounted compared to men of other racial or ethnic groups. Being undercounted potentially disadvantages African American families, communities, and neighborhoods.
Will You Count? People Experiencing Homelessness in the 2020 Census
People experiencing homelessness have been undercounted in the decennial census for decades. Certain characteristics compound the risk of people experiencing homelessness being undercounted, including being temporary members of households or living in hard-to-reach locales such as in emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, or safe havens.
Will You Count? Renters in the 2020 Census
More than one third of U.S. households are renters. The net undercount rate for people living in rental housing units in the 2010 Census was 1.1 percent compared to a net overcount of 0.6 percent for people living in owner-occupied housing units. Factors such as transitory status, poverty, and racial disparities can compound the risk of renters being undercounted.
Bare Minimum: Why We Need to Raise Wages for America’s Lowest-Paid Families
This is a report on working people and their struggle to make a living when paid the federal minimum wage. The report makes a case for raising wages that is grounded in history, economics, movements across the country, and the lived experience of our nation’s lowest-paid working people, with a particular focus on eliminating the tipped minimum wage and the subminimum wage for working people with disabilities.
The Census & Health Care
The Census and the American Community Survey (ACS) produce some of the best data for understanding the nation’s different sectors and the people they serve. Both surveys currently face fiscal, operational, and policy threats that could jeopardize a fair and accurate count, weakening the data that ensure thriving public and private sectors. This fact sheet explains the vital roles the 2020 Census and ACS play in the health sector and the steps stakeholders can take to protect them.
Security & Stability: Paid Family and Medical Leave and its Importance to People with Disabilities and their Families
The need for paid leave is universal and well documented. This first-of-its-kind report by GCPI and The Arc explores paid family and medical leave from the disability angle.
Will Your Kids Count? Young Children and Their Families in the 2020 Census
Young children–defined as children under age five–have been undercounted for decades, disadvantaging their families, communities, and neighborhoods. In the 2010 Census, the net undercount rate for young children was 4.6 percent, and more than 2.2 million in this age group were not included in the census results. This is a higher net undercount rate than for any other age group. Even among other children, those under five years old are more likely to be missing from census data.
Will You Count? Latinos in the 2020 Census
Latinos have been historically undercounted for decades, in part due to the fact that roughly one in three Latinos live in hard-to-count census tracts. As a result, Latino children are among the most undercounted populations in the United States. Hispanic children under age five were overlooked at twice the rate of young non-Hispanic White children in the 2010 Census; up to 400,000 young Latino children were missed. Being undercounted potentially disadvantages Latino families, communities, and neighborhoods.