A review by mfferro
Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them by Dan Bouk

3.0

The census is one of the most crucial aspects of our democracy - and because of that, it has been politicized for generations, beginning with the 3/5ths compromise to the citizenship question of 2020. The history of why certain questions and answers appear on the census reveals unique tidbits of history and culture. Like how Hawaii had a very high domestic partnership rate in 1940 due to fruit pickers rooming together.

I'm all in for some hard history, but Bouk gets a little cute and geeks out too much for my liking. The epilogue was so long and all about how he answered the 2020 census and why.

A book where you'll take away some fun facts and deepen your appreciation for the census