2020 Census

Alabama has nation’s lowest census response, could lose $39.7 million if count isn’t extended

Alabama could lose $39.7 million in federal funding annually if the U.S. Senate doesn’t extend the deadline for the U.S. 2020 Census count, according to recent reports.  The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s recent reports found that if an under count of just 1 percent happens, Alabama stands to lose $35 million annually … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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September 10, 2020

Rep. Mo Brooks deposed in Census lawsuit

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, was deposed Thursday in a federal lawsuit over the Census. The deposition in the suit — State of Alabama & Mo Brooks v. U.S. Census Bureau & U.S. Department of Commerce — was taken virtually in Brooks’s district office. “I was deposed yesterday in my ongoing legal battle against illegal alien … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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September 2, 2020

Ivey urges Alabamians to complete census or risk losing federal funding, seat in Congress

Gov. Kay Ivey urged all Alabama residents to complete the 2020 census before the Sept. 30 deadline in a 30-second video released on Friday. In the video, Ivey said, “Complete your 2020 Census today. We only have until Sept. 30th. Without you, Alabama stands to lose billions in funding, a seat in Congress and economic … Continued

Micah Danney

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August 14, 2020

Alabama children’s advocates: Early end to Census count will hurt state’s most vulnerable

Stephen Woerner and the staff at his Montgomery nonprofit have spent more than two years preparing to ensure that marginalized people, especially children, get counted in the 2020 census, and all the planning and work blew up when the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday that all counting efforts would end a month early.  Woerner, executive … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 5, 2020

Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from apportionment

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that would bar undocumented people from being counted in the 2020 census for purposes of Congressional apportionment, a move that almost certainly will be challenged in court, as was his U.S. Supreme Court-blocked attempt to add a citizenship question to this year’s census.  “I have accordingly determined … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 21, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey urges Alabamians to fill out 2020 Census

“To put it plainly, 60 percent just won't get it. Self-response at that level just will not cut the mustard," Gov. Kay Ivey said.

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 21, 2020

Census could cost Alabama a congressional seat

With the 2020 Census underway, Alabama could be at risk of losing a congressional seat due to a slowly growing population. Census data also determines the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives. Congressional and state legislative districts are also drawn using census data.  The census results will also show what … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

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March 31, 2020

With the outbreak of a global pandemic, the 2020 Census is still underway

In the wake of the global pandemic, COVID-19, which is affecting every state, Alabama is facing a unique challenge in getting its residents to fill out the 2020 Census. “Because we’re in a rural state, in some areas, people lack adequate internet access, and Census takers generally have a hard time following up with people … Continued

March 18, 2020

2020 Census efforts kick off at Alabama’s community colleges

On Monday, Alabama’s community colleges began their 2020 Census efforts with a kick off meeting and rally at the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Office in Montgomery. Representatives from Alabama’s 24 community colleges, state officials, and U.S. Census Bureau staff joined together to launch the community college’s Alabama Counts effort and coordinate ideas to get … Continued

January 30, 2020