Officials in Michigan are concerned that they won’t get an accurate census count in the state.
The 2020 Census has been impacted by a wide variety of factors stacked against it, including the coronavirus pandemic, a lack of public events, less time to complete it, and even an executive order excluding undocumented residents.
This year, according to Bridge MI, the Michigan Public Policy Survey reached almost 1,350 leaders of counties, municipalities and townships in the state.
Areas with larger minority populations and rural jurisdictions have less confidence in the Census, which also impacts the count.