Stories of people disappearing from their homes and neighborhoods sound like a sci-fi horror movie or a banner headline on a grocery store tabloid. But a real threat to knowing just how many Utahns live in our state seriously looms on the horizon.
The 2020 Census is just around the corner, and we are not ready. Preparations for the every-10-years count of our national population are underfunded and all of this could hurt Utah’s communities, especially those in rural areas. Marginalized communities, fearful of government inquiries could also be overlooked in our state count. Why is the census a big deal?