Through gerrymandering, the majority Native county maintained a majority white county commission, where Native views were outnumbered – until last year. But despite the sprawling impact of the US census, Native Americans have historically been undercounted. An estimated one in seven Native Americans were not counted in the last US census. An estimated one in seven Native Americans living on tribal lands were not counted in the last US census, according to the bureau’s own audit. Other factors also disproportionately affect Native Americans, including poverty, housing insecurity, education and even age (42% of Native Americans are under the age of 24).

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2020 07:52 UTC