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Students could be undercounted in the census as coronavirus closes colleges – here's why that matters

  • Written by Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
Students could be undercounted in the census as coronavirus closes colleges – here's why that mattersHoward University students moving out of dorms in Washington.Patrick Semansky/AP Photo

At college dormitories and student apartments across the U.S., census forms will be piling up – but many run the risk of not being filled in.

The spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. has coincided with the start of data collection for the 2020 census.

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