Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake
By The Associated Press - | Jun 30, 2023 A pedestrian walks through Town Brookhaven, a mixed-use residential and shopping complex, on Wednesday, Ju...
By The Associated Press - | Jun 30, 2023 A pedestrian walks through Town Brookhaven, a mixed-use residential and shopping complex, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Brookhaven, Ga. Brookhaven added new parcels in late 2019, but the 1,200 residents who came with the annexation weren't included in the 2020 census. The city of more than 57,000 people in metro Atlanta was among scores of cities, states and tribes that challenged their numbers from the census. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz) The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in population totals that could cost them millions of dollars in federal funding.