Census Bureau hopes Internet slashes billions of dollars from 2020 count

By Ethan Barton
Published April 3, 2015 9:00am ET
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Census Bureau hopes Internet slashes billions of dollars from 2020 count
Census costs increased between 2000 and 2010 by 60 percent, from $8.1 billion to $13 billion after adjusting for inflation, according to the Government Accountability Office. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) | Alex Wong

U.S. Census Bureau officials think they have some much-needed solutions to control steadily spiraling costs of their decennial head count of Americans, but a congressional watchdog agency is dubious that the new approaches will work, if they’re even ready on time.

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