Policymakers and demographers have been asking whether it's time to rethink the census after results released last week that showed Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were undercounted in greater rates in 2020 than a decade ago.

Indiana would likely have lost some federal funding if the 2020 Census had been more accurate.

More than half of Indiana's counties lost population during the last decade, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday showing the state’s growth around Indianapolis and its other largest cities.

When the census is conducted every 10 years, the number of seats each state gets can shift based on population changes.

Indiana legislative leaders say theyre preparing to come in for a special session later this year to redraw legislative district lines.

Indiana's population grew to 6.75 million, up from 6.73 million in 2019 -- a 23,943-person increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's estimates.

After The Associated Press reported allegations in Massachusetts and Indiana, 10 other census takers stepped forward and told similar stories of being rushed to close cases as they faced a shortened deadline to end field operations for the 2020 census -- even if it meant getting things wrong.

The U.S. Census Bureau will stop counting at the end of September, a month earlier than planned.

The U.S. Census Bureau will begin visiting households in Indiana and other states that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census.

Indiana has a higher response rate on the Census than the country as a whole, according to the latest Census data.