{"id":263556,"date":"2024-10-31T00:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T00:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/31\/simple-fix-could-make-the-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:40","slug":"simple-fix-could-make-the-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/31\/simple-fix-could-make-the-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple fix could make the census more accurate but just as private"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The US government uses census data to distribute resources fairly<\/p>\n

Valentyn Semenov\/Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

A change to the US government\u2019s system for processing the census could improve the accuracy of publicly disclosed data \u2013 without compromising the privacy of individual citizens and residents.<\/p>\n

The government relies on national census data \u2013 gathered every 10 years by the US Census Bureau \u2013 to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding to state and local communities. Such data also plays a key political role by helping states draw Congressional district boundaries and determining how many seats in the US House of Representatives\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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