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2020 Census: What You Need to Know and Do Now

Learn about the importance of the 2020 Census and how it affects your community. Find out key data collection dates, goals, challenges, and how to ensure your data is confidential and secure.

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2020 Census: What You Need to Know and Do Now

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  1. 2020 Census: What You Need to Know and Do Now Stephanie Freeman 307.640.8975 Stephanie.Freeman@2020census.gov U.S. Census Bureau-Denver Region

  2. Census Overview Why we do a census: Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.

  3. FUNDING • Wyoming receives over $800 million dollars per year based on Decennial Census data. • $ 881,376,094 • $1,504 per person

  4. Key Data Collection Dates • Nov – 2019 • April 2018 • January-Feb 2019 • Aug – Oct 2019 • Jan-Aug-2019 • Early 2020 • March 23, 2020 • April 1, 2020 • May 2020 • August 2020 • December 31, 2020 • In-Office Address Canvass55 • Regional Census Center Opens • Early Area Census Offices Open * • Address Canvassing – select areas • Area Census Offices Open -Casper • Group Quarters Start • Self Response Starts • CENSUS DAY • Non-Response Follow-Up Starts • Data Collection Complete • Counts Delivered to President

  5. Goals and Challenges Motivate People to Respond Assure Respondents that their Data are Confidential and Secure Educate about Importance Support communities in their mobilization efforts

  6. Complete Count Committee Formation MAYOR COUNTY CHAIR

  7. Chapter 4: TimelineKey Communications Phases • The 2020 Census Phases • Education Phase – 2018-2019 • Awareness Phase – April 2019 • Motivation Phase – March – May 2020 • Reminder Phase – May – July 2020 • Thank You Phase – Starts July 2020 • Local governments and community leaders throughout the nation participate in activities highlighting the message that the 2020 Census is imminent and that it is easy, important and safe to participate

  8. Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) census.gov/roam

  9. Hard to Count 2020 https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/

  10. Hard to Count 2020 • In 2010, 79.9% of households returned their census forms • Remaining 20.1% received in-person enumeration • Hard to Count areas include those with relatively poor internet access • 16.3% of Wyoming households have either no internet access or dial-up only • Center for Urban Research states that close to 100% of the US Population lives within 5 miles of at least 1 library. https://www.gc.cuny.edu/

  11. CCC TOOLS https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis.html https://www.census.gov/partners/toolkit.pdf

  12. CENSUS JOBS NOW LIVE! www.2020census.gov/jobs

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