Detroit Tops List of Hard-To-Count Cities Ahead of Census

**Hypestyles** · December-17-19, 09:06 AM

more people need to be hired to work full-and part-time for the Census to go into neighborhoods for counts. Publicize the efforts more. Partner with local institutions in neighborhoods: block clubs, houses of worship, etc.

**Sehv313** · January-07-20, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Hypestyles

more people need to be hired to work full-and part-time for the Census to go into neighborhoods for counts. Publicize the efforts more. Partner with local institutions in neighborhoods: block clubs, houses of worship, etc.

I was a Census Enumerator for 2010 and we were only sent to specific homes that did not send the Census forms back. Partnering with local institutions is what we did and for the most part nothing changed the fact that majority of residents did their part while other residents disregarded the mail or refused to take part.

Majority of addresses we were sent to were vacant houses, and houses with friendly families who just didn't take it the first time. Enumerators are sent to the neighborhood in which they reside so most blocks you were familiar with.

A lot of people in Detroit refuse to take the Census based on the mind state that the government knows too much information as it is and already knows who is who in their household.