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These estimates show what will happen if the same errors in the 1990 Census show up again in 2000. That means that you can make a difference in how these numbers actually turn out by encouraging your friends, neighbors, and coworkers to fill out their census forms and mail them in. REMEMBER: Your responses on the Census forms or to Census Bureau employees are confidential by law. They cannot be shared with anyone -- not even other government agencies like the IRS and INS.

State Estimated 2000 Undercount:


Number of Persons Missed Persons Missed/Adjusted Total Population (Percentage Undercounted)
Total1,008,6813.01
Non-Hispanic Whites188,9211.20
African American195,2557.45
Hispanic513,0134.90
Asian/Pacific Isl.100,3982.29
American Indian/Alaskan Native11,0943.66
Children430,8984.41

Estimated Effect of 2000 Undercount On Federal Funding By County:

County Central City People
Missed
Percent
Missed
Funding Loss/Gains
(in thousands)
Alameda Alameda, CA; Berkeley, CA; Oakland, CA 45,489 3.17 -232,643
Butte Chico, CA; Paradise, CA 5,301 2.73 -25,319
Fresno Fresno, CA 32,432 4.09 -181,270
Kern Bakersfield, CA 20,897 3.19 -107,199
Los Angeles Lancaster, CA; Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Pasadena, CA 341,662 3.62 -1,836,419
Madera Madera, CA 5,019 4.06 -27,983
Merced Merced, CA 8,842 4.28 -50,066
Monterey Monterey, CA; Salinas, CA 13,675 3.67 -73,870
Napa Napa, CA 3,039 2.54 -13,959
Orange Anaheim, CA; Irvine, CA; Santa Ana, CA 66,818 2.39 -296,314
Riverside Hemet, CA; Palm Desert, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Riverside, CA; Temecula, CA 42,963 2.76 -206,551
Sacramento Sacramento, CA 29,123 2.51 -132,891
San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 48,113 2.85 -234,917
San Diego Coronado, CA; Escondido, CA; San Diego, CA 77,772 2.73 -371,816
San Francisco San Francisco, CA 22,775 2.98 -113,461
San Joaquin Lodi, CA; Stockton, CA 19,100 3.33 -99,667
San Luis Obispo Atascadero, CA; El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA; San Luis Obispo, CA 6,513 2.76 -31,314
Santa Barbara Lompoc, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Maria, CA 13,009 3.29 -67,572
Santa Clara Gilroy, CA; Palo Alto, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Sunnyvale, CA 41,617 2.47 -188,284
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA; Watsonville, CA 7,178 2.93 -35,475
Shasta Redding, CA 3,600 2.19 -15,046
Solano Fairfield, CA; Vallejo, CA 9,321 2.42 -41,623
Sonoma Petaluma, CA; Santa Rosa, CA 11,285 2.58 -52,285
Stanislaus Modesto, CA; Turlock, CA 13,123 2.99 -65,455
Sutter Yuba City, CA 2,360 2.94 -11,692
Tulare Porterville, CA; Tulare, CA; Visalia, CA 15,326 4.12 -85,816
Ventura San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA 18,371 2.47 -83,069
Yolo Davis, CA; Woodland, CA 5,844 3.70 -31,650

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