US Census 2020

4 Key Points

• Completing the Census

  By April 2020, households will receive an invitation to participate in the census. You’ll then have three options to respond: online, by phone or by mail.

  Approximately 95% of households will receive their census invitation in the mail, while 5% will receive theirs when a census taker drops it off (primarily for households that use a PO box).

  Census Day will be on April 1, 2020, with events across the country. This is a key date for the 2020 count: When completing the census, you’ll note where you are living on April 1.

• Your Response Matters

  Census data is used to make sure government resources are allocated fairly and that everyone is represented equally in our political system. Your response brings funding for schools, highways, healthcare, social services, and housing in your community.

  A regional movement to #CountDMVIn launched at the June 6, 2019 regional forum, Interventions That Work: 2020 Census & Hard-to-Reach Communities. Watch the kickoff video featuring community leaders below.

  Count DMV In

• Census Data is 100% Confidential

  Your responses to the 2020 Census are safe, secure, and protected by federal law. Your information cannot be shared with immigration, law enforcement or social service agencies, and can ONLY be used to produce statistics – they cannot be used against you in any way. The census will NOT ask about your citizenship or immigration status.

• Everyone Counts

  Every person living in your residence should be counted regardless of their age, citizenship and immigration status, or criminal history. Each household should submit one census response that includes all family and non-family members, such as roommates.