Hard-to-count (HTC) populations

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000852",
  "term": "Hard-to-count (HTC) populations",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "The Census Bureau refers to a population as hard to count when our traditional methods of counting may not be sufficient to fully include them in the census. We use a framework that places HTC populations and their households into one or more of these segments: hard to locate, hard to contact, hard to persuade and hard to interview. This framework helps us understand the challenges, explore them through research, and then adapt our approaches to reach these populations. More information about the HTC framework and examples of how we tried to reach everyone in 2020 are available in the appendix of the 2020 Census Operational Plan.\n\nExamples of people who may fall into one or more categories of HTC populations include (but are not limited to):\n\n• Young children.\n\n• Racial and ethnic minorities.\n\n• People who speak languages other than English.\n\n• Low-income populations.\n\n• Undocumented immigrants.\n\n• People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning/queer.\n\n• People with disabilities.\n\n• People who do not live in traditional housing.\n\nMore information is available in the blog Understanding Hard-to-Count and Historically Undercounted Populations (census.gov)",
  "see_also": [
    "Historically undercounted populations"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/hard-to-count-htc-populations/"
}