These estimates show the effect of the Census 2000 undercount on federal funding of eight major programs over a ten year period, 2002-20012. The eight programs are Medicaid, Foster Care, Rehabilitation Services Basic Support, Child Care and Development Block Grant, Social Services Block Grant, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, Adoption Assistance, and Vocational Education Basic Grants.

State Estimated 2000 Census Undercount:
State	Undercount			Undercount Rate3
	State/ USTotal1	Over182	Under182	State/ USTotal	Over18	Under18
United States	3,355,585	2,213,342	1,142,243	1.18	1.05	1.56
Massachusetts	48,623	35,336	13,287	0.76	0.72	0.88

¹Source: Dr. Eugene Ericksen, "Estimates of State and County Undercount Rates," May 1, 2001.
²PricewaterhouseCoopers calculations based on undercount rates provided by Dr. Ericksen.
³Undercount as a percent of adjusted population. U.S. Census Bureau and Dr. Eugene Ericksen, "Estimates of State and County Undercount Rates," May 1, 2001.

Selected County Estimated 2000 Census Undercount:
State, County	2000 Population Projection		Estimated Undercount
	Unadjusted Count1	Adjusted Count2	Number3	Rate4
Total, All 112 Selected Counties	125,460,358	127,081,879	1,621,521	1.28
Massachusetts	6,349,097	6,397,720	48,623	0.76
Bristol County	534,678	537,658	2,980	0.55
Essex County	723,419	728,856	5,437	0.75
Middlesex County	1,465,396	1,474,743	9,347	0.63
Norfolk County	650,308	653,016	2,708	0.41
Suffolk County	689,807	701,348	11,541	1.65
Worcester County	750,963	755,887	4,924	0.65

¹Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Table 1.
²Equals unadjusted population count plus undercount.
³Equals adjusted minus unadjusted 2000 population projections.
⁴Undercount as a percent of adjusted population. U.S. Census Bureau and Dr. Eugene Ericksen, "Estimates of State and County Undercount Rates," May 1, 2001.
⁵Baltimore City is an independent city (i.e., it is independent of any county organization).
⁶Richmond County is included in order to comprise the 5 counties of New York City.

Estimated Effect of 2000 Census Undercount On Federal Funding for the State (thousands of dollars):
State	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2002-2012
Massachusetts	744	953	971	991	1,010	1,029	10,258
Total, United States	0	-31,924	-34,726	-37,826	-41,114	-44,693	-478,297
Funding Gains	16,436	245,656	265,865	288,148	311,756	319,336	3,594,843
Funding Losses	-16,436	-277,580	-300,591	-325,974	-352,870	-364,028	-4,073,140

Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers calculations.

Estimated Effect of 2000 Census Undercount On Federal Funding By Selected County:
State, County	Between-State Effects (Thousands)	Within-State Effects (Thousands)	Net Effect
			Amount (Thousands)	Percent1
Massachusetts
Bristol County	864	10,465	11,329	0.2%
Essex County	1,169	969	2,138	*
Middlesex County	2,368	17,610	19,978	0.1%
Norfolk County	1,051	21,335	22,386	0.4%
Suffolk County	1,114	-58,776	-57,661	-0.9%
Worcester County	1,213	7,767	8,980	0.1%

Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers calculations.
* Denotes less than 0.05%.
¹Net effect as a percent of the adjusted funding level under the eight programs over 2002-2012
²Baltimore City is an independent city (i.e., it is independent of any county organization).
³Richmond County is included in order to comprise the 5 counties of New York city.