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Te university has grown significantly over the last 20 years, and the 2000 census undercounted them. “Te problem there is convincing students to answer — they may have permanent homes elsewhere but as of April 1, they count for Coconino County,” Musselman said. “Tey’re using our infrastructure, our resources for nine months of the year.” Outside of Flagstaff is a different story. Coconino is the sec- ond largest county by area in the contiguous United States, with small pockets of population throughout a vast landscape, including the most remote community in the lower 48 states, accessible only by foot, mule or helicopter. Lack of broadband connectivity there and in other counties will prevent many residents from answering online. In addition to the practical considerations, trust in the pro-


cess will also be a challenge, particularly demographic groups, many of which are historically undercounted, particularly Af- rican Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, chil- dren under the age of 5 and the poor. “One quarter of Asian immigrants have never experienced a


census,” Narasaki said. “We’ve never had a solid answer on why it’s hard to get people to respond about children younger than 5.” Wake County, N.C. plans to reach out to those demograph-


ic groups with a variety of community events, parades and municipal meetings. Te county has staffed subcommittees for outreach and is ready to start in 2019. “We will focus on events like the Raleigh International


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Festival and the Chinese language schools,” said Sharon Pe- terson, the county’s long-range planning administrator. “We meet with community leaders, particularly in the Hispanic, Asian and African American communities and work with them to carry the message to their members that it’s impor- tant to be counted.” Like Coconino County, Wake County splits the effort. In 2010 municipalities contributed $25,000, and the county will contribute staff time to the outreach efforts. A shadow hangs over preparations in the form of the citizen- ship question, which could suppress responses. “It’s going to make it difficult for the federal government to


say ‘give us your data and please trust us,’” Narasaki said. “In this environment where people are afraid, where they’re be- ing picked up in courthouses and parks, schools and libraries, people are afraid to open their door and answer questions.” Te Census Bureau says that responses are confidential and


don’t leave the bureau, but believing that, and convincing resi- dents of that, is a challenge. “We’ve talked a lot about mistrust of the government,”


Musselman said. “We haven’t figured out exactly how to rem- edy that, but our general message is that by not participating and not being counted, you’re playing into the very thing that they want, to minimize our population.


Let’s stand up and


be counted so that we are giving them what they are trying to discourage us from doing.”


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