US EditionTrump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South
The Trump administration reduced 2030 census test sites from six to two, raising concerns about undercounting hard-to-reach communities, experts say.
- On Monday, the Trump administration cut four of six planned 2030 census test sites, leaving only Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Huntsville, Alabama, with a Commerce Department notice due Tuesday.
- Funding shortfalls prompted canceled tests and disbanded outside advisory committees, while over the past year the bureau lost experienced staff amid federal workforce cuts.
- The revised plan removes Spanish and Chinese language versions from the online census test form, now English only, and omits group quarters despite original sites including Fort Apache Reservation, San Carlos Reservation, Qualla Boundary, and rural areas with limited mail or internet service.
- Experts warned the reduced testing could leave the U.S. Census Bureau 'flying blind' in tribal lands and rural low-connectivity areas, as Mark Mather called limiting tests 'a step backward.'
- A 2011 Government Accountability Office report found using mail carriers to replace temporary census workers is not cost-effective, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has argued savings, and the bureau said it 'remains committed to conducting the most accurate count in history for the 2030 Census.
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Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South - WXXV News 25
By MIKE SCHNEIDER The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count. The test, which started Monday, will be conducted only in Huntsville, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, according to a notice submi…
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The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff. The post A major census test faces cutbacks — with postal workers tapped to help count appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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