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Statisticians and census takers worry about count's accuracy

by Mike Schneider
| October 13, 2020 9:27 AM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau says it has counted 99.9% of the households in the U.S. during the 2020 census, but the nation's largest statistical association, and even the bureau's own census takers and partners, are raising questions about the quality of the data gathered for the nation's once-a-decade head count.

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