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Trump Administration Ending The 2020 Census Count Early : Consider This from NPR The Census Bureau has said it needs more time to complete their count of every person living in the country. But the Trump administration is ending the effort a month earlier than planned. Census experts worry it could lead to an undercount of historically under-represented groups.

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The 2020 Census Could Be The Least Accurate Ever — And It's Ending A Month Early

The 2020 Census Could Be The Least Accurate Ever — And It's Ending A Month Early

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The Census Bureau is ending its 2020 effort to count every person living in America on September 30, a month earlier than originally planned. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The Census Bureau is ending its 2020 effort to count every person living in America on September 30, a month earlier than originally planned.

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The Census Bureau has said it needs more time to complete their count of every person living in the country. But the Trump administration is ending the effort a month earlier than planned. Census experts worry it could lead to an undercount of historically under-represented groups.

Find more coverage of the census from NPR's Hansi Lo Wang, or follow him on Twitter.

Find and support your local public radio station.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Brianna Scott, Lee Hale and Brent Baughman with fact-checking from Anne Li. Special editing help from Hansi Lo Wang. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.