A new study quantifies how a citizenship question would likely hurt census accuracy

The next U.S. head count's accuracy would likely be undermined by a census question about citizenship status that GOP lawmakers and President Trump have pushed to add, a new peer-reviewed study finds.

Mar 25, 2025 - 21:26
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A new study quantifies how a citizenship question would likely hurt census accuracy
Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019 to protest the first Trump administration

The next U.S. head count's accuracy would likely be undermined by a census question about citizenship status that GOP lawmakers and President Trump have pushed to add, a new peer-reviewed study finds.

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