The 2020 Census asks how many people are living or staying at each address. For each person, the Census asks their name, sex, age, date of birth, relationship, Hispanic origin, and race. The Census also asks whether the housing unit, such as the house, apartment, or mobile home, is owned or rented. There is no citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
Yes! The Census is a count of everyone residing in the U.S. Except for international visitors here for work or vacation, everyone in the country is required to complete the Census, including people here on temporary or permanent visas, and people without documentation. The Census Bureau is legally barred from sharing its data with anyone outside the Census Bureau. Census Bureau reports are of aggregate anonymous data; not personal data.There is no citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
You can complete the census online or by phone in 13 different languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Tagalog, Polish, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Japanese.
Everyone is asked about their information (for example, how many people are in the household) as of the same day, April 1, 2020. April 1st is not a deadline. Households began receiving invitations to respond to the 2020 Census between March 12-20. Additional reminders to respond are sent throughout the month. If a household does not respond, a census taker will follow up in person to collect their response between May-July. You are only “late” answering the Census in May. In this time of Covid19 concern, your early response means that a Census worker won’t be put at risk by having to ask for your answers in person.