Learn more about the United States Census
The US Census helps with representation, resource allocation, and statistical support for the community. It determines how many seats a state gets in the U.S. House of Representatives, and assists in redistricting at the federal, state, and local levels. Regional agencies, localities, and non-profits can design their programming and services more easily with the help of the Census.
Each resident in each household:
- Age
- Sex
- Ethnicity
- Race
- Relationship to the householder
- Home-owner or renter
March-July 2020: Households can respond to the Census via Internet self-response, phone, or paper survey
April-July 2020: Census enumerators will reach out to households that have not responded in the above ways.
Worried about Confidentiality? Don't Be.
Individual responses are only used to generate population statistics. In fact, the Census Bureau cannot share individual responses for 72 years after data collection. Not even the President of the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other state or federal welfare departments, or any court of law can have access to individual responses for any reason before the 72 period is over.
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