“If we had lost almost 500 people, you would feel it in our town,” Haines Borough clerk Alekka Fullerton said. “You would see it in empty houses, in schools, and in voter rolls.”
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What the 2020 census can — and can’t — tell us about LGBTQ+ people
The Census Bureau has released the most comprehensive statistics to date about same-sex couples living together — but many other LGBTQ+ people remain invisible in the census data.
The 2020 census had big undercounts of Black people, Latinos and Native Americans
Latinos were left out of the 2020 census at more than three times the rate of a decade earlier.
Alaska gains residents for the 1st time in 4 years
From April 2020 to July 2021, Alaska’s population increased by 932 people.
A redistricting proposal has left Homer neighbors feeling stranded, highlighting a complex process
It’s a challenge for Alaska’s Redistricting Board to keep one area together without affecting others.
2020 census data is out. Here’s how Alaska has changed in the last 10 years.
The share of Alaska’s population that identifies as a race or ethnicity other than solely white rose from less than a third of the population to more than than 40%.
For the fourth year in a row, Alaska’s population declined
Alaska’s population dropped by nearly 4,000 people — or 0.5%– last year, according to estimates released from the state.
It’s last call for the US Census
It has been a difficult year for the count to take place. The deadline has changed several times. And the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted outreach and in-person operations, which is a big deal for places like rural Alaska.
Rural census workers rush to meet shortened deadline
In early August, the Census Bureau announced that counting would end on September 30 — a month sooner than originally planned.
Alaska ranks very low in 2020 Census self-response, but advocates remain optimistic
Census data guides federal funding, but fewer than 50% of Alaska households have responded.