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The 2020 Census takes just a few moments to complete.
It's Quick and Easy
The 2020 Census takes just a few moments to complete.
You can still complete the census today.
It's Not Too Late
You can still complete the census today.
The U.S. Census Bureau keeps your answers safe and confidential.
It's Safe and Secure
The U.S. Census Bureau keeps your answers safe and confidential.
Census Takers Are Following Up
Even if you've responded, a census taker may still visit to verify your address or response. You're encouraged to cooperate as they ensure an accurate count.
Your response matters.
Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities each year.
The results determine how many seats in Congress each state gets.
It's mandated by the U.S. Constitution in Article 1, Section 2: The U.S. has counted its population every 10 years since 1790.
Other Ongoing Surveys
The Census Bureau is currently conducting mulitple surveys, including the Household Pulse Survey and the American Community Survey. If you are contacted for another survey, you must still complete the 2020 Census. Visit census.gov to learn more about these other surveys and how they work.
Your privacy matters.
When you respond to the census, your answers are kept anonymous. They are used only to produce statistics.
The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect your answers and keep them strictly confidential. The law ensures that your private information is never published and that your answers cannot be used against you by any government agency or court.
By law, the Census Bureau cannot release any identifiable information about you, your home, or your business, even to law enforcement agencies. That's protected under Title 13 of the U.S. Code.
The Census Bureau employees who have access to your data have sworn a lifetime oath to protect your information.
Before publishing any 2020 statistics, we verify that they meet our strict confidentiality standards.
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Your help matters.
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