The Census & How It’s More Important Than Ever To Be Counted By: Tim Wang and Sean Cahill*/ Fenway Health— Every 10 years, the U.S.
Census Bureau attempts to get an accurate count of the population of the entire country. Even under normal circumstances, this is a humongous undertaking, and marginalized populations—such as people of color, immigrants, people who speak English as a second language, and LGBTQ people—are traditionally undercounted.