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Why the 2020 census matters for rural Americans

  • Written by John J. Green, Professor of Sociology, University of Mississippi
Families in rural areas are harder for the Census Bureau to reach.Rafa artphoto/Shutterstock.com

As director of the University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies, I regularly talk to people about how they can use data to help their communities thrive.

The decennial census is particularly important – and the next one is less than a...

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