The Peach State also lost big money as a result of the 1990 census. Georgia officials don't want to get left behind again, and they are treating the 2000 Census almost as a competition with other states - especially New York. Or Georgia money will be educating New York children for another 10 years. Sugarin' time State officials say they spent almost nothing explaining the census' significance in 1990. But this time, things are different.
Several factors make Georgia a tough state to count.
First, it is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation. Even efforts made six months ago can miss some 50,000 new faces, says Robert Giacomini, director of research at Georgia Tech's State Data and Research Center in Atlanta. This minority group has traditionally been one of the hardest to count. Western states with large Hispanic populations are often among the lowest census counts in the country. Before bookmarking this page in your browser, click here .