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Census officials work to count every person in remote Alaska

Season 2026 Episode 3 | 4m 12s

The next major U.S. national census is in 2030, but this year, the Census Bureau will conduct field tests to try to come up with better ways to count the most hard-to-reach populations. In Alaska, officials came up with a plan during the last census to count one of the most remote villages in that state. Alaska Public Media’s Matt Faubion reports.

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