April 1, 2020 is 2020 Census Day, this day determines who is counted and where they are counted for the 2020 Census.
Remember, you can only be counted once so where ever your main residence is or was on that day is the one that should count.
The U.S. Constitutions mandates a census of the population every 10 years. The census statistics help determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives and informs legislative district boundaries. It also helps local and federal lawmakers determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in public funds will be allocated for public services and infrastructures such as schools, public housing, libraries, hospitals, roads and bridges.
The easiest way to respond is online at www.my2020census.gov. Filling out the census will only take 10 minutes. This is the first census that’s available online. You will need a Census ID that was mailed to you in order to respond online.
If you are unable to respond online and need to request a paper questionaire or if you have a question while filling out the census, you can call 1-844-330-2020. The census is available in English and in 12 other languages. For more information, visit www.2020census.gov.
When you respond:
- Respond for where you live as of April 1 (Census Day).
- Include everyone who usually lives and sleeps in your home as of April 1, even if they are staying somewhere else temporarily. This includes relatives, friends, roommates and anyone else who lives and sleeps in your home most of the time — even children under age five and babies born on or before April 1, even if they are still in the hospital.
- Count college students where they live while attending school. If they live on campus in university/college housing such as dorms or fraternity/sorority houses, they will be counted by school officials and do not need to respond. However, if they live off campus in private housing or apartments, they should respond to the census on their own using their off-campus address even if they are currently staying elsewhere.
- Find additional answers about “Who to Count” at 2020census.gov.
Invitations to fill out the census were sent March 12-20. Some households, in areas where they are less likely to respond online, have already received the census paper questionnaire. Households that have not responded online or by phone will receive a paper questionnaire April 8-16.
Census staff are to do field visits to households that haven’t filled out the census starting early May.
If you would like to see the percent of people who have responded in the U.S., in your state or in your county visit: https://2020census.gov/response-rates.html
