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Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Francisco Considered Some of California's 'Hard-to-Reach" Counties for 2020 Census

October 8, 2019 / 11:05 AM PDT / CBS Sacramento

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - California identified 25 "Hard-to-Reach" counties for the upcoming 2020 Census, including San Joaquin, Stanislaus, El Dorado, Sacramento, Yolo, and Yuba.

The Secretary of State says a number of factors went into the designation, including low voter registration and data published by the Public Policy Institute of California. It created a fact sheet for each of the 25 counties, detailing why it's considered "Hard-to-Reach."

San Joaquin:

"Many San Joaquin County residents are part of a hardest-to-count (HTC) group, including Latino (4.8%), African American (7%), Native Americans (0.6%), and Asian (15.1%)."
Young children make up 7.3 percent of San Joaquin County residents, among the highest in the state.
Approximately 12.5 percent of San Joaquin County residents are undocumented.
44.3 percent of San Joaquin residents live in rental properties.
More than 20 percent of households live in mobile homes in the northwestern part of San Joaquin County.
41.2 percent of residents speak a language other than English at home.
21.7 percent have no broadband internet subscription.

Stanislaus:

"Many Stanislaus County residents are part of a hardest-to-count (HTC) group, including Latino (43.3%), African American (3.4%), Native Americans (2.0% ),
noncitizens and children under the age of five (7.2%)."
Approximately 11.5 percent of Stanislaus County residents are undocumented.
42.9 percent of Stanislaus County residents live in rentals.
41.7 percent of residents speak a language other than English at home.
20.7 percent of Stanislaus County residents have no broadband internet subscription.

El Dorado:

"Many El Dorado County residents are part of a hardest-to-count (HTC) group, including Latino (12.8%), African American (1.0%), Native Americans (1.3%), noncitizens and children under the age of five (4.6%).
Approximately 4.2 percent of El Dorado County residents are undocumented.
12.4 percent of El Dorado County residents speak a language other than English at home.
16.5 percent of El Dorado County residents have no broadband internet subscription.

Sacramento:

"Many Sacramento County residents are part of a hardest-to-count (HTC) group, including Latino (22.8%), African American (9.9%), Native Americans (0.7%), and Asian (15.3%)."
Young children make up 6.6 percent of Sacramento County residents, among the highest in the state.
Approximately 9.5 percent of Sacramento County residents are undocumented.
44.5 percent of Sacramento County residents live in rentals.
32.1 percent of Sacramento County residents speak a language other than English at home.
16.7 percent of Sacramento County residents have no broadband internet subscription.

Yolo:

"More than 50% of residents in Woodland and northwest Yolo County are from historically undercounted groups, particularly African American and Latino."
Approximately 4.9 percent of Yolo County residents are undocumented.
"Approximately 80% of Yolo County's households mailed back their 2010 Census questionnaire, thus requiring the Census Bureau to count the remaining 20% during the nonresponse follow-up period. It is likely that people were missed or counted inaccurately during this period."
Approximately 47 percent of Yolo County residents live in rentals.
37.3 percent of Yolo County residents speak a language other than English at home.
16.5 percent of Yolo County residents have no broadband internet subscription, particularly rural areas in the county such as Capay Valley, Esparto, Dunnigan, Knight's Landing, and Yolo.

Yuba:

"Yuba County has a high share of very hard-to-count areas (21%). These areas include African American, Latino, noncitizen, and young children populations."
Approximately 6.4 percent of Yuba County residents are undocumented. "Housing conditions such as rentals, multiple-family homes, and mobile homes—
which are all prevalent in parts of Yuba County—make it difficult to get an accurate count."
24.1 percent of Yuba County residents speak a language other than English at home.
20 percent of Yuba County residents have no broadband internet subscription.

The other counties considered Hard-to-Reach are Alameda, Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Tulare, and Ventura.