Detroit 2020 census

Experts agree that Detroit’s population has been undercounted, costing millions annually. The City of Detroit says in a lawsuit that the way the U.S. Census Bureau determines population fundamentally disadvantages “older urban cities.”

Detroit became the largest American city to officially challenge its 2020 Census count this week, and it comes armed with a study supporting its claims that the city’s population was undercounted. One of the study's main researchers, University of Michigan sociologist Jeffrey Morenoff, was a guest on Stateside Wednesday.

Detroit is challenging the 2020 Census Count. One sociologist talked to us about how recent estimates exposed several problems. Plus, the rise of Trump-endorsed Michigan Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo. And, whether breeding “frankenfish” could help struggling trout in Lake Michigan.

The census officially put Detroit’s population at around 639,000 people. But using U.S. Postal Service data and on-the-ground canvassing, teams from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University found that census takers consistently missed at least 8% of households in five of Detroit’s more stable, populated neighborhoods.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) say they may appeal the U.S. Census Bureau's population tally for Detroit when…

Every 10 years, the United States attempts a massive feat: trying to count every person who lives here. Not only is the census a huge undertaking, it has…

Community leaders and city officials in Detroit gathered Monday to launch what's being called the Be Counted Detroit: Census 2020 campaign.The effort aims…