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Here's Why The Census Bureau May Be In Your Neighborhood Before The 2020 Count

By • Aug 12, 2019

Updated Aug. 13 at 6:25 p.m. ET

Starting this month, tens of thousands of Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors across the country to make sure the bureau has a complete list of addresses of where people live in the U.S.

Those addresses determine where the bureau will mail instructions and send the next major deployment of workers in 2020 for the constitutionally mandated head count of every resident, which is conducted by household.

Florida Leaders Say Census Undercount Could Hurt Hundreds Of State Programs

By • Jul 26, 2019
people standing at podium at census press conference.
Carrie Pinkard

Next year, you will be able to fill out your U.S. Census form the same way you order Uber Eats – on your smart phone.

On Wednesday, local and state leaders promoting census participation talked about how 2020 will be the first year United States residents are able to fill out census information entirely online. 

Judge To Review Claims Of Census Citizenship Question's 'Discriminatory' Origins

By & • Jul 6, 2019

A federal judge in Maryland is moving forward with a case that claims the Trump administration intended to discriminate against immigrant communities of color by adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Report: Blacks, Latinos At Risk Of Undercount In 2020 Census

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - The Associated Press • Jun 4, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau

Emily Bonilla is worried her district in metro Orlando will be undercounted during next spring's once-in-a-decade head count of everybody in the United States because of who lives there: new arrivals, immigrants, the poor, renters and rural residents who sometimes regard government with suspicion. 

Town Hall Encourages 'Underrepresented' To Take Part In 2020 Census

By & • May 30, 2019
2020 U.S. Census logo
U.S. Census Bureau

A group of local organizations is hosting a town hall meeting this weekend to encourage participation in the 2020 Census.

Florida KIDS COUNT, the State Innovation Exchange and Organize Florida will host the meeting on Saturday on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida.

Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross Says South Florida Immigrants Shouldn't Fear Census Citizenship Question

By • Apr 20, 2019

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says immigrants and non-citizens in South Florida should not fear a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

During a visit to Miami Thursday to meet with local business leaders, Ross—who oversees the census—emphasized that Census Bureau workers cannot share people’s responses with other government authorities. The comment came in response to continuing concerns that immigrants will sit out the census for fear their answers could be released to federal immigration authorities.

Citizenship Question Still Clouds Upcoming U.S. Census

By • Apr 1, 2019
The federal government will begin its massive effort to count everyone living in the U.S. beginning April 1, 2020.
U.S. Census Bureau

The federal government will begin its massive effort to count everyone living in the U.S. beginning April 1, 2020. But a cloud still hangs over the process because of a citizenship question that may be on the form.

Report: Potential 2020 Census Undercount Could Harm Florida Children

By • Jun 27, 2018
Annie E. Casey Foundation

Following statewide expansions of insurance programs, more kids than ever have access to health care, according to the latest Florida Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

But the report’s authors are concerned that could change if children are undercounted in the 2020 census.