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The City University of New York has created an https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/of populations that are considered hard to count by the Census Bureau. You can search by state, county, ZIP code, Census tract, or congressional district. This map is quite useful for developing outreach campaigns. As the website says, "You can zoom to any area in the country and the map will highlight the
local hard-to-count tracts and provide details about how much of the
area's population may be at risk of an undercount. You can also view
local resources in hard-to-count areas, such as public library branches." The site also provides information on internet access and downloadable Excel spreadsheets with tract data.
Here is an https://www.governing.com/news/headlines/How-One-Data-Map-Is-Supporting-Census-Work-Nationwid.html?utm_term=How%20One%20Data%20Map%20Is%20Supporting%20Census%20Work%20Nationwide&utm_campaign=How%20One%20Data%20Map%20Is%20Supporting%20Census%20Work%20Nationwide&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email by Zack Quaintance of Governing.com that describes some of the map's uses and some ways it is being used in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Massachusetts. I hope that the article will give you some ideas of ways your organization can use the map in is own outreach efforts.
Deborah
Deborah Kennedy
Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words
President, National Coalition for Literacy
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