One oft-quoted figure of the number of Haitians in Springfield is 20,000, cited by (among others) the New York Times. Fox News even claimed 30,000. But sensationalized media reports are at odds with estimates from local officials, who've come up with lower numbers

Yet brand-new data from the Census Bureau released just days ago shows a very small Haitian population in Clark County—just over 1,000 as of last year (Springfield is too small for annual Census updates—one of the many difficulties in gathering accurate data)