undercount
verb
un·der·count
| \ ˌən-dər-ˈkau̇nt
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undercounted;
undercounting;
undercounts
Definition of undercount
: to count fewer than the actual number of
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July 12, 201902:36 The bureau's child undercount task force, which began work in 2013, came after statistics revealed that children ages 0-4 were undercounted more than any other age group in the 2010 decennial survey. — Savannah Smith, NBC News, "The lost children: Advocates fear census will undercount kids," 26 Aug. 2019 But that decent overall count masks some bigger errors: The same analysis estimates the black population was undercounted by 2 percent. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "We’ve worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we’ve always been wrong.," 20 Aug. 2019 However, officials always warn that the count is likely undercounting how many people actually experience homelessness. — oregonlive.com, "38,000 in Portland area were homeless at some point in 2017, study finds," 20 Aug. 2019 Members of certain communities that have historically been undercounted include immigrants — in the U.S. with and without authorization — low income earners and people of color. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Census 2020: Making sure Latinos are counted accurately," 3 Aug. 2019 Latinos were likely undercounted in 2019 due to an unwillingness by immigrants to participate. — oregonlive.com, "Multnomah County sees 20% more people sleeping outside in latest homeless count," 1 Aug. 2019 If the deviation is the same in 2018, but this time overdose deaths were undercounted, then 2018 could have been worse, not better, than 2017. — German Lopez, Vox, "New data shows drug overdose deaths fell in 2018. But there’s a big catch.," 17 July 2019 In 2010, they were undercounted by 4.8 percent, making them one of the most undercounted minority groups in the country. — Washington Post, "Census, tribal leaders push for American Indian participation in 2020 Census," 14 June 2019 California’s population could be undercounted by 596,200 people, according to an analysis from The Urban Institute, a nonprofit research group in Washington, D.C. — Leonardo Castañeda, The Mercury News, "Census forms with a citizenship question are being mailed to residents, but they’re only a test," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undercount.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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