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Krishnamoorthi “extremely disappointed” that Census Bureau still hasn’t implemented methodolical changes

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* Here we go again. Tribune…

People constantly come and go, but new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Chicago lost about 81,000 people, or just under 3% of its population, from 2020 to 2022. Despite the decline, the city retained its position as the nation’s third most populous city, after New York City and Los Angeles, in 2022. Houston was ranked fourth.

Chicago’s population as of July 1, 2022, was estimated at 2,665,039, with changes calculated from the estimated base of April 1, 2020. […]

Census figures have come into question recently, particularly since the agency estimated in 2020 that Illinois lost population — but a follow-up survey released last year concluded the state instead gained 250,000 people, a significant flip-flop.

* US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi…

I’m extremely disappointed to see another Census Bureau population update arrive without the agency implementing the methodological changes it has been reviewing since it found last year that the 2020 Census had undercounted Illinois and that the state’s population had actually grown to an all-time high.

While the Census Bureau has begun efforts to address these undercounts through expanding outreach to hard-to-count communities and working to cover frequently undercounted populations such as children under the age of four, we need the Census Bureau to immediately implement these and the other necessary changes it has had a year to evaluate to improve the accuracy of its data.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 10:09 am

Comments

– Chicago lost about 81,000 people, or just under 3% of its population, from 2020 to 2022. –

I didn’t realize the Tribune had laid off so many people. That’s a shame.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 10:19 am
The Census Bureau does need to make improvements. A quarter of a million people is too big an error. That’s half of Montanta.

But unfortunately the Census process was heavily politicized under the previous administration and remains underfunded.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 10:46 am
The article does do a much better job of acknowledging past issues, that it is estimates, and nuance of the census bureau’s reporting. However, the title still says there is a loss as fact and, unfortunately, that will be what most people read and use to build a narrative that fits their agenda.

Comment by twowaystreet Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 11:05 am
If there is any justice in constantly pushing a debunked exodus narrative and trashing the state, it’s unelectability and super-minority status.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 11:06 am
==the Census process was heavily politicized under the previous administration==

Who’da thunk asking “is this person a citizen of the United States?” would result in an undercount? /S

Comment by Jocko Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 11:22 am
At least the Trib acknowledges the census bureau’s past errors…think that’s the first time they’ve done that.

Comment by Telly Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 11:43 am
The census bureau is also to blame for the current problem with underestimating the undocumented population here. That’s the reason the estimates were so wrong because HFS properly relied on Census undocumented numbers and they were wildly wrong. Raja is 100% correct.

Comment by New Day Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 11:44 am
“is this person a citizen of the United States?”

I don’t believe that is the question per the Constitution. It is ‘number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed’ (14th Amendment), citizenship is still not listed as a adjective.

Comment by Proud Sucker Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 12:36 pm
I stopped taking the estimates seriously. The only thing that matters is the official count. Those estimates have never been good at predicting Chicago.

Comment by Steve Thursday, May 18, 23 @ 12:42 pm