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Clarification of ACS Race and Ethnicity Data from 2019 to 2021
| April 2023
April 12, 2023 To: Interested census stakeholders From: Dr. William P. O’Hare, Consultant, Count All Kids Campaign Re: Update… READ MORE
NEW REPORT: Counties with High Undercounts of Children in the 2020 U.S. Census
| March 2023
Subnational census data is key for calculating the amount that states receive in federal funding for 315 federal programs. This… READ MORE
Potential Problems in Measuring Racial Change Among Young Children Using Data from the American Community Survey
Dr. Bill O'Hare| January 2023
The data from the 2020 Census show the diversity explosion in the U.S. is continuing (Frey 2015). As the racial… READ MORE
Good News Regarding ACS Child Poverty Data!
Deb Stein (Coalition on Human Needs)| December 2022
We are delighted to report that on December 14, 2022, the Census Bureau announced that it will delay applying a… READ MORE
NEW REPORT — Number of Children in Blended Base Used for Census Estimates Compared to the 2020 Census Count
Since the 1970s, the Census Bureau has produced yearly population estimates for states and counties for the decade following each… READ MORE
Comments Submitted by Advocates in Support of Improving the Count of Children and Quality of Child Data
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| December 2022
Organizations within the Count All Kids coalition recently submitted comments in response to notices sent by the U.S. Census Bureau… READ MORE
NEW REPORT: Comparing the Accuracy of the 2020 Census Counts to Population Estimates Program Blended Base for Age Groups of Children
Dr. Bill O'Hare| November 2022
Dr. Bill O'Hare's report shows the PEP blended base being used for the 2021 and 2022 post-census population estimates corrects… READ MORE
Why We Need to Keep Fighting to Count All Kids
Deb Stein (Coalition on Human Needs)| November 2022
Many of you reading this worked hard with us to improve the count of young children in the 2020 Census.… READ MORE
NEW REPORT: Analysis of Unified School Districts and Places with Large Errors for the Population Ages 0 to 4 Caused by Application of Differential Privacy
Dr. Bill O'Hare| September 2022
I believe geographic units with large errors will be the biggest problem in terms of the application of DP to… READ MORE
NEW REPORT: Analysis of Census Bureau’s August 2022 Differential Privacy Demonstration Product
Dr. Bill O'Hare| September 2022
This paper is meant to provide stakeholders and child advocates with some fundamental information about the level of errors DP… READ MORE
House Commerce Justice Science (CJS) Appropriations Report Makes Recommendations for Children and Families
The Partnership for America's Children| July 2022
On June 22, the House Appropriations Committee voted out the Commerce Justice Science (CJS) appropriations bill, which includes $1.505 billion… READ MORE
Count All Kids Committee Comments on American Community Survey (ACS) Data
The Partnership for America's Children| July 2022
On Monday, July 11, The Partnership for America's Children responded to a Census Bureau survey inquiring about activities and products… READ MORE
Selected Federal Programs that Use the Population Size for Ages 0 to 5 for the Distribution of Federal Funds to States and Localities
Dr. Bill O'Hare and Alysha Rashid| July 2022
It is well documented that Census-derived data are used to distribute more than $1.5 trillion dollars to state and localities… READ MORE
Responses to the Census Bureau’s Demographic and Housing Characteristics Demonstration Product Raise Many Data Issues Related to Children
Dr. Bill O'Hare| June 2022
The next data product that will be released from the 2020 Census is the Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC) file… READ MORE
Census Bureau Efforts to Strengthen the Census Data Used to Allocate Federal Funds: Possible Improvements for Allocating Funds for Programs for Young Children
Partnership for America's Children| June 2022
On May 19, 2022, Census Bureau staff met with the Count All Kids Committee and its partners to share their… READ MORE
NEW REPORT Counting Babies: Newborns were Missed Most of All Young Children in 2010 and 2020
Today Count All Kids published a brief by Deborah Griffin, a statistician and former Census Bureau employee, that compares the estimated net… READ MORE
NEW REPORT: Analysis of Census Bureau’s March 2022 Differential Privacy Demonstration Product: Implications for Data on Young children
| May 2022
Stakeholders, child advocates, and data users should take advantage of this opportunity to communicate their thoughts to the Census Bureau… READ MORE
REPORT: New Census Bureau Data Show Young Children Have a High Net Undercount in the 2020 Census
| March 2022
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau released some of the primary metrics needed to evaluate the quality of… READ MORE
NEW REPORT: Counting Young Children in the U.S. Census – Important Differences Between 2010 and 2020
| April 2022
The high net undercount of young children has been an on-going problem in the U.S . Decennial Census. Data released… READ MORE
Evidence Mounts That Children Were Undercounted in the 2020 Census
Dr. Bill O'Hare| November 2021
Earlier this month, two new reports were released indicating children in general (population ages 0 to 17) and young children… READ MORE
Dr. Bill O’Hare Discusses the Undercount of Black and Hispanic Children with Solomon Jones
| November 2021
Dr. Bill O'Hare was interviewed by host of Wake Up With WURD on WURD Radio, Solomon Jones, to discuss the… READ MORE
White House Equitable Data Working Group Hears About Undercount of Young Children
Dr. William P. O’Hare| October 2021
On October 26, 2021, The White House Equitable Data Working Group held a meeting with several professional groups including the… READ MORE
Census Bureau Announces New Team Focused on Improving the Count of Young Children
Caleb Herbst (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2021
Last week, at the Fall meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC), the Census Bureau announced the creation of… READ MORE
New Report Shows Higher Net Undercount of Children in the 2020 Census
| August 2021
Dr. Bill O'Hare published a report reviewing the U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting data that was released on August 12, 2021.… READ MORE
Report: Analysis of Census Bureau’s April 2021 Differential Privacy Demonstration Product: Implications for Data on Children
| May 2021
In this report, Dr. William P. O'Hare gives an analysis of how a new U.S. Census Bureau method, Differential Privacy… READ MORE
The Importance of Small Area Census Data for School Demographics
Jerry McKibben (Cropper GIS Consulting LLC)Matthew Cropper (Cropper GIS Consulting LLC)Zoran Stojakovic (Cropper GIS Consulting LLC)| May 2021
We are three demographers who have been providing local school district demographic data for decades. We take this opportunity to… READ MORE
New Census Household Pulse Survey Includes Child-Related Questions
On April 14th, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the beginning of a new data collection phase of the experimental Household… READ MORE
New Report – Variation in Tract-Level Self-Response Rates in the 2020 U.S. Census
Georgetown’s Center on Poverty and Inequality released a report written by Dr. William O’Hare and Jae June J. Lee that… READ MORE
New Report on Differential Privacy in the 2020 Census and the Implications for Children
| November 2020
Dr. Bill O’Hare recently prepared a report highlighting the Implications of Differential Privacy for Reported Data on Children in the 2020… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (FINAL October 16 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| October 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Thank You For Helping Us Count All Kids
Caleb Herbst (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
On October 16th, at 6:00 AM Eastern, the data collection portion of the 2020 Decennial Census officially came to a… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (October 8 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| October 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Back to School National Art Competition Winners
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
Thank you to everyone who submitted artwork for the Back to School Art Competition! Counting young children has implications that… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (October 1 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| October 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Updated Count All Kids Messaging and Outreach Kit
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
Despite the many changing deadlines, decisions, and countless obstacles that we are facing concerning the 2020 Census, our message to… READ MORE
You Are Invited: Coalition On Human Needs is Honoring the Count All Kids Campaign
Deb Stein (Partnership for Americas Children)Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
The Coalition on Human Needs will honor the Count All Kids Campaign at the 17th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 24 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
U.S. Census Bureau Provides Clarification for Multi-Unit Property Managers and Residents
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
We previously released the U.S. Census Bureau's guidance for property managers, while cautioning that the factsheet does not explicitly state… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 17 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
How to Incorporate the Census While E-Learning at Home
Gaby Davila (Powerful Latinas Rising)| September 2020
This year has challenged many to rethink and evaluate their daily schedule and habits. With safety concerns high and public… READ MORE
WE COUNT! is providing three programs to support your Census work in the next weeks
Lisa Bernstein (Simply Put Media)| September 2020
WE COUNT! has 3 programs to support your Census work in the next weeks. Throw a PJ Party Auli’I Cravalho,… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 10 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Color to Count Coloring Book Launch
Everyone Counts Census Coalition–Detroit| September 2020
Color to Count is a coloring book featuring illustrations by African-American artists to raise awareness of the 2020 Census and… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 3 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Newly Available NRFU Census Data; Why Self-Response Matters Even During NRFU
Paulani Cortez-Villas (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
The Census Bureau has released new data on Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) completion rates and continues to release its data on… READ MORE
U.S. Census Bureau Factsheet for Property Managers
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
Census advocates and partners are in the final push to count all children and babies in the 2020 Census. In… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 27 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
The Importance of Accurately Counting All Ohio Children in the 2020 Census
Kendal Glandorf (Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio)| August 2020
The 2020 census is an opportunity for the state of Ohio and our nation to assure every individual they are… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 20 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 13 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Back to School Count All Kids National Art Competition
Paulani Cortez-Villas (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
Update: We've extended the submission deadline to Monday, September 28! Back to school season might be looking a little bit… READ MORE
Counting with my Father by the Decades
I was 11 when I first learned about the Census. It was 1990, and my father was working for the… READ MORE
DC Action for Children – Engaging Youth in 2020 Census Outreach
Rachel Metz (DC Action for Children)| August 2020
Pictured above is an in-person training that Kimberly Perry, DC Action for Children's Executive Director, held just before the pandemic. … READ MORE
Using Data on Hard-to-Count Neighborhoods for Strategic Outreach
Gina Dwyer (Children's National Hospital)| August 2020
The Child Health Advocacy Institute of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC has spent the last year preparing for the… READ MORE
Count All Kids National Art Competition Winners!
Voting for the Count All Kids Summer 2020 National Art Competition is officially closed. We received over 100 incredible submissions… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 6 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 30 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
National Art Competition – Voting is Open Until August 7!
Voting is now open for the Count All Kids National Art Competition! The Count All Kids Campaign is committed to ensuring that children are… READ MORE
Why the Census Matters to Children’s Health
Gaby Davia (Powerful Latinas Rising)| August 2020
What is the U.S. Census? The U.S. Census “is mandated by the Constitution and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau,… READ MORE
President Trump doesn’t think all kids count. We disagree (and so does the Constitution).
Cara Baldari (First Focus)| July 2020
This post was originally released at FirstFocus.org. You can view the original post here. One of the key tenets of the… READ MORE
Today is #TrueForYou Day of Action!
On July 15, Count All Kids launched a national art competition for different age groups to submit their artistic interpretation… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 23 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Make the Census #TrueForYou – Census Day of Action
Participate in Census Counts’ #TrueForYou Census Day of Action this Tuesday, July 28. Count All Kids is partnering with the… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 16 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children’s Effort to Count All Kids
In the 2010 Census, approximately 25,197 children across Pennsylvania were not counted. This resulted in nearly $44 million in lost… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 9 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 2 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Immigrant Children Must Be Counted
Growing up in a refugee family, I saw the importance of how dances, music, and art allow us to preserve… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 25 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 18 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
A Father’s Day Letter to Aviv
This post was originally released on the Advocates for Children of New Jersey website. You can view the original post… READ MORE
Español | Este Día del Padre Continúo Trabajando Para un Censo 2020 Justo y Preciso por Amor a Mi Hija y a Mi Comunidad
Mi mundo cambió el 4 de julio de 2019, con el nacimiento de mi hermosa hija, Camila. Convertirme en papá… READ MORE
This Father’s Day I Continue to Work Toward a Fair and Accurate 2020 Census for the Love of My Daughter and Community
Giovany Hernandez (NALEO Educational Fund)| June 2020
My world changed on July 4, 2019, with the birth of my beautiful daughter, Camila. Becoming a father for the… READ MORE
Fixing an Incorrect Census Submission
If you have already completed the census only to realize you left off your baby, young child, or someone else,… READ MORE
2020 Census Self-Response Rates Are Lower in Census Tracts Where Minorities Are the Majority of the Young Child Population
Data from the 2010 Census show that young children (ages 0 to 4) had a net undercount rate of 4.6… READ MORE
Count All Kids National Art Competition Launch
The Census Counts campaign is marking June 17, 2020 as its Day of Activation to push out its next wave… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 11 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
This Children’s Week, Let’s Ensure No Child Goes Uncounted
Cara Baldari (First Focus)| June 2020
Every child in America deserves the chance to thrive. Yet we know too often, children in our society are underfunded… READ MORE
PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 4 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Targeting Areas to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census: A New PRB Resource
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
At least 4 million U.S. children under age 5 live in neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE
Encouraging Grandparents to Count All Kids on the 2020 Census Form
Stacy Lee (Children Now)| May 2020
Counting is one of the first things we teach little ones. One, two, three! We count fingers and toes, and… READ MORE
2020 Census: A Simple Way to Help End Child Poverty
Child poverty is a growing problem in America, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused economic hardship for millions… READ MORE
Big Differences Among Young Children in Asian Subgroups Means Some Are More At Risk of Being Missed in the 2020 U.S. Census
Dr. Bill O'Hare| May 2020
This blog was originially posted on the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) website here. Certain subgroups of Asian American young… READ MORE
Update on Response Rates Show Very High Risk of Young Child Undercount Census Tracts Still Trail National Rates
Dr. Bill O'Hare| May 2020
We have now had almost two months when households could self-respond to the 2020 Census and it is worth noting… READ MORE
Celebrate a Census Day of Action with the Community Action network!
| May 2020
America was built on the promise that every family should have opportunity for success. Yet, today’s unequal economy keeps a… READ MORE
Census Operation Update: Self-Response Extended to October 31
Officials from the U.S. Census Bureau released a statement on April 13 announcing adjustments to operations due to COVID-19. Field… READ MORE
Mi primer Día de las Madres: El primer Censo de Perla Sol y la oportunidad de dar forma a su futuro para los próximos diez años
Martha Gonzalez (NALEO Educational Fund)| May 2020
Semejante a la historia de muchos inmigrantes en este país, yo emigré de México a California cuando tenía quince años… READ MORE
My First Dia de las Madres: Perla Sol’s First Census and the Opportunity to Shape her Future for the Next Ten Years
Martha Gonzalez (NALEO Educational Fund)| May 2020
Similar to the story of many immigrants in this country, I emigrated from Mexico to California when I was fifteen… READ MORE
Happy Mother’s Day To New Mothers: Don’t Forget To Count Your Newborn In The Census
Dr. William P. O’Hare| May 2020
There will be about 1.4 million women who will be celebrating Mother’s Day as a new mother for the first… READ MORE
Hazme Contar: Celebrate this Dia del Niño by Ensuring Latino Children & All Kids Are Counted
Lizette Escobedo (NALEO)| April 2020
Children are the voice of the future. El Día del Niño (The Day of the Child), also known as El… READ MORE
On Baby Day, Make Sure All Babies Count
Even during this time of uncertainty, we know one thing to be true: babies count. They count to their families,… READ MORE
Why the Census Matters: A Pediatrician’s Perspective
Gina Dwyer (Children's National Hospital)| April 2020
For months, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC has been promoting the Census. The Child Health Data Lab has been… READ MORE
Let’s Celebrate Día de los Niños by Counting Todos los Niños in the Census!
Nancy Olivares (The Children's Partnership)| April 2020
This Thursday April 30, The Children’s Partnership and child advocates across the country will join in the global celebration of… READ MORE
Coronavirus and the 2020 Census: Revisiting the “Best Laid Plans”
David Elliot (CHN)| April 2020
Across the country, in every state and U.S. territory, literally thousands and thousands of community events were planned this spring… READ MORE
The 2020 Census is make-or-break for children’s health
Carrie Fitzgerald (First Focus)| April 2020
This post was originally released at FirstFocus.org. You can view the original post here. The coronavirus crisis has canceled or… READ MORE
This Family Friday, We #CountAllKids!
Lucy Y. Recio (NAEYC)| April 2020
For almost 50 years, NAEYC has been celebrating the Week of the Young Child—an annual celebration that focuses public attention… READ MORE
Let’s Count All Young Latino Children!
| April 2020
Today Hagase Contar, a project of NALEO Educational Fund, is celebrating the count of young Latino Children. Today we are… READ MORE
How do we count people who moved due to COVID 19 or job loss?
| April 2020
Many people who have lost their jobs have given up their leases and moved in with family. College students who… READ MORE
Counting All Kids Amid COVID-19: How Early Education Advocates Are Supporting the Census
Elise Franchino (New America)| April 2020
This post was originally released on the New America website. You can view the original post here. In late February,… READ MORE
Make Sure Every Child Is Counted Today
On April 1, tell people to count all children at their address who have no permanent residence. As the spread… READ MORE