Native Americans are the most undercounted group on the US census, which means they get significantly less of much needed funding from federal programs, scant improvements on reservation infrastructure and health care. nbcnews.to/36eDZV7 (1/6)
When the census officially kicks off in January in Alaska, it will start in an Alaska Native community three months before the rest of the nation. (2/6)
It’s a moment touted by the Census Bureau that leads the charge, which tries to get ahead of the many residents who leave following the spring thaw to fish and hunt. (3/6)
In 2010, American Indians and Alaska Natives living on reservations were undercounted by 4.9% — that’s more than twice the next undercounted group, African Americans, who saw an undercount rate of 2.1%.
In 1990, 12% of Native Americans living on reservations were missed. (4/6)
In 1990, 12% of Native Americans living on reservations were missed. (4/6)
A large portion of Native people live in areas deemed “hard-to-count” — 78.6% of Native people in New Mexico and 65.6% of Native people in Alaska live in hard-to count tracks, according to the National Congress of American Indians. (5/6)
More than $1.5T of federal money is allocated across the country each year based on census data, according to new research from George Washington University. (6/6) #NBCNewsThreads
