2020 census overcounted people in Puerto Rico, hinting at larger population loss

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2020 census overcounted people in Puerto Rico, hinting at larger population loss
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'The 2020 Census overcounted the Puerto Rico population by 5.7% or 174,000 people,' the Census Bureau says.

over the past decade. But the latest post-enumeration survey suggests that Puerto Rico's total population may be closer to 3.1 million.The estimated rate of erroneous enumerations in the 2020 census was 9.8% or 319,000. Almost all of them, about 9.1% or 294,000, could be attributed to duplicate records. In contrast, the estimated rate of erroneous enumerations due to duplication in the U.S.

In a predominantly Spanish-speaking jurisdiction, people often have two last names but “may not be reporting their names consistently in every form,” since there’s not always space for it, Marazzi said. Also, date of birth numbers are written differently — in Spanish, date of birth digits start with the day, not the month — and unduplication efforts don’t always account for these inconsistencies, which may result in future overcounts.

Overall,"adult males and females were statistically significantly overcounted in the 2020 Census," according to the bureau.from the IRS, Social Security Administration, the U.S. Postal Service and the Medicare enrollment database to “match people in different households,” Kennel said. “That effort ended up removing some duplicates” on the U.S. mainland.

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