So, this kind of boom for the town requires infrastructure changes that they need to anticipate — and the census is a key part of that.

Anjuli Mishra Cameron, the research director for Minnesota’s Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, speaking of rural cities that are dependent on resources and representation that is determined through the Census count. For some cities though, immigrants, who might not necessarily participate in the Census, are the reason that their population has swelled. (PEW — August 25, 2020)