2020 Census

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Who needs to be counted?

• EVERYONE needs to be counted, regardless of race, living situations, socioeconomic status, religion or ethnicity.
• This includes every child, from newborns (born before April 1) to pre-school age children to children who only live with you most of the time.
• You should also count anyone who is living with you most of the time even on a temporary basis on April 1.
• BABIES COUNT.
• HOWEVER, NEWBORNS IN 2020 SHOULD ONLY BE COUNTED IF THEY WERE BORN BEFORE APRIL 1. RESOURCE: BIG PUSH TO COUNT EVERY NEWBORN AND YOUNG CHILD IN 2020 CENSUS
• ANSWERS ABOUT WHO LIVES IN A HOME WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH LANDLORDS/PROPERTY OWNERS.

What info will I be asked?

• You will be asked basic questions about yourself and anyone you live with on a regular basis.
• However, you will not be asked for your Social Security Number, any private information like passwords or bank information.
• Verify a Census Bureau Survey, Mailing, or Contact
• Avoiding Fraud and Scams | 2020 Census

When responding to the 2020 Census, college students should be counted where they live and sleep most of the time as of April 1, 2020. For most students, that means in their college town, not back home with their parents. Here is Census guidance on counting college students: From the U.S. Census Bureau

Parents or guardians should only include children in college who live with them full time during the school year.They should not list college students studying or living abroad on April 1.

College towns rely on having the numbers of residents accurately reflect the ever-changing face of their communities.

How will Census data be used?

Also, it’s important that you know that federal law protects your responses. Your answers can only be used to produce statistics and cannot be used against you by any government agency or court.

Last updated August 19, 2020