The US government uses census data to allocate resources more efficiently
Valentyn Semenov/Alay
Changing the US government’s census processing system could improve the accuracy of publicly disclosed data without compromising the privacy of citizens and residents.
The government relies on national census data – collected by the US Census Bureau every 10 years – to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding to state and local communities. That data plays a key political role in helping states draw congressional district lines and determine how many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives…
