Southern states most at risk from 2010 Census undercount
Ever since the Census Bureau’s offbeat 30 second Super Bowl ad, there’s been a lot more buzz about the upcoming 2010 Census count and the impact of an under-count in your state (which suggests that even if the ad wasn’t great, it succeeded in getting people talking). Hopefully Southerners — and not just those in Who Dat nation — watched the game and got the message, because history and current trends suggest the 13 states in the South are most at risk of not getting fully counted. This will not only mean billions in desperately-needed federal funds for Medicaid and other programs, but will also skew the new political districts that will be drawn in most states after the 2010 Census wraps up. Read the complete post here.
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