$1 billion in federal funding at stake as Contra Costa Co. preps for 2020 census

The decennial census is looming in April 2020, and a new question about citizenship is fueling concerns that Contra Costa County could lose out on federal funding over the following decade if hard-to-count populations like undocumented immigrants are left out.

Renters, young children, young adults age 18 to 24, and people who move more than once in a year, are also difficult to count for the purposes of the census, according to county staff who presented a report on the issue at the Board of Supervisors meeting Dec. 18 in Martinez.