2020 Census Kicks Off In Remote Alaskan Villages, Months Ahead Of Wider U.S. Count
A girl waits for her mother on Jan. 19 in Toksook Bay, Alaska. The first Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census starting Tuesday live in this Bering Sea coastal village. The Census traditionally begins earlier in Alaska than the rest of the nation because frozen ground allows easier access for Census workers, and rural Alaska will scatter with the spring thaw to traditional hunting and fishing grounds. (Gregory Bull/AP)
The 2020 U.S. census officially starts Tuesday in the remote villages of Alaska.
This comes after a lengthy, failed attempt by the Trump administration to ask respondents about their citizenship.
The count in the rest of the country will begin in March.
NPR’s census reporter, Hansi Lo Wang (@hansilowang), is there and speaks with Robin Young about the day’s events.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org. [Copyright 2020 NPR]
