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This site details the Census Bureau’s plans used to engage, educate, and ultimately count an increasingly diverse and growing population.
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Updates
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
2020 Census: Mobile Questionnaire Assistance Operation, Project Plan
This Project Plan describes the basic planning and operational control elements of the Mobile Questionnaire Assistance (MQA) Operation.
Language Resources
For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will provide video language guides, print language guides and language glossaries in 59 non-English languages.
2019 Census Test
The 2019 Census Test was a nationwide test that the Census Bureau conducted in preparation for the 2020 Census.
Operational Plans
PUBLICATION | DECEMBER 31, 2018
2020 Census Operational Plan
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Operational Plan documents the current design for conducting the 2020 Census.
PUBLICATION | JULY 26, 2019
2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for: 23. Count Review Operation
This document presents the detailed operational design for the 2020 Census Count Review Operation and includes a summary of the operational processes involved.
PUBLICATION | JULY 15, 2019
2020 Census Detailed Operational Plan for: 18. NRFU Operation
The NRFU Detailed Operational Plan presents the operational design for the 2020 Census operation and includes a summary of all processes involved.
News
PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 19, 2020
2020 Census Response Rate Update: 99.98% Complete Nationwide
99.98% of all housing units and addresses nationwide were accounted for in the 2020 Census as of the end of self-response and field data collection operations.
PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 19, 2020
Requests for Additional 2020 Census Metrics and Upcoming Data Quality
As a federal statistical agency, the U.S. Census Bureau welcomes open discussions about our work and the methods used to produce our statistics.
PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 15, 2020
Clarification on 2020 Census Multiple Contacts and Visits
People who have already responded may get multiple visits or phone calls to verify that they responded, or to check addresses and and other information.
Fact Sheets