How COVID-19 makes the US Census even more challenging

Getting the US census count has never been an easy task, but this year’s census has hit several major challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adding to those challenges, the Census Bureau announced it would cut its efforts short, ending the count a full month early.

Enshrined in the US Constitution and regulated by law, the census takes place every 10 years. The US Census Bureau is charged with gathering critical data about the American population for the federal government—data critical to the fair distribution of federal aid and representation in Congress.

Here, Stanford Law professors Pamela Karlan and Nate Persily discuss the census, law, challenges to getting an accurate count, and why it matters:

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