2020 census overcounted people in Puerto Rico, hinting at larger population loss

An overcount in Puerto Rico, the Census Bureau said, had initially put the 2020 population decline at 11.8% to nearly 3.3 million, but it may be closer to 3.1 million.

The population of Puerto Rico was overcounted by 5.7%, or 174,000 people, when the Census Bureau conducted its 2020 count.

The overcount came to light Tuesday after the bureau announced it concluded a post-enumeration survey used to measure the accuracy of the census by independently surveying a sample of the population on the island. The effort is being used to inform improvements on the 2030 census.

On April 2021, the Census Bureau announced Puerto Rico’s population fell 11.8% to nearly 3.3 million over the past decade. But the latest post-enumeration survey suggests that Puerto Rico's total population may be closer to 3.1 million.

Issues with duplicate records seem to have contributed to the overcount, according to the bureau.

The estimated rate of erroneous enumerations in the 2020 census was 9.8% or 319,000. Almost all of them, about 9.1% or 294,000, could be attributed to duplicate records. In contrast, the estimated rate of erroneous enumerations due to duplication in the U.S. mainland is 1.6%.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/2020-census-overcounted-people-puerto-rico-hinting-larger-population-l-rcna43384


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