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Detroit tops list of

hard-to-count cities

ahead of census

By COREY WILLIAMS, MIKE SCHNEIDER and ANGELIKI
KASTANIS
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — When the U.S. Census Bureau starts count-
ing people next year in Detroit, obstacles are bound to
arise: The city has tens of thousands of vacant houses,
sparse internet access and high poverty — factors that
will make it the toughest community to tally.
Other Rust Belt towns that have lost population and cit-
ies in the Sun Belt with large numbers of immigrants and
transplants will pose similar challenges in the coast-to-
coast headcount, an Associated Press analysis of govern-
ment data found. This Dec. 5, 2019, photo shows the Detroit skyline. An Associated Press analysis finds that Detroit
tops the list of cities that will be hardest to count in the 2020 census.
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