President Trump released a memo on July 21, 2020, saying that undocumented communities will not count for dividing up Congressional representation between the states. The Presidential memo is unconstitutional and is being challenged by legal advocacy groups.
The Census Counts Campaign has compiled resources available around engaging with rural communities given concerns around COVID-19.
Census Counts has created a factsheet outlining ways to engage with the census given the concerns and issues around COVID-19.
Check out basic animations for state legislators and partners to use when promoting the census on social media created by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).
These posters were created by the National Education Association intended for classrooms around the country.
When it comes to the race & ethnicity question on any form, Arab Americans are often confused about how best to capture their identity. We have created a factsheet to easily explain how to answer one of the toughest questions.
This factsheet is your go-to guide on all things 2020 Census. From how to answer the race and ethnicity question, to where to fill out your census form, this factsheet covers it all + the back is the same information translated into Arabic!
Be sure to count all the kids living in your home, even if they're not related to you or are only living with you temporarily. That means all grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, foster children, and the kids of any friends or housemates living with you most of the time.
The 2020 Census is coming! It is so important that everyone is counted - but there are questions in the disability community about how exactly individuals living in group homes will be counted. It can be confusing because the process for counting people in group homes may vary within regions or states.
The 2020 Census is coming! It is so important that everyone is counted - but there are questions in the disability community about how exactly individuals living in group homes will be counted. It can be confusing because the process for counting people in group homes may vary within regions or states.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice explains the internet response option for the 2020 Census.
This resource by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement provides a look at key messages that can be used when talking about the census.
This fact sheet from Arab American Institute, New America, and The Leadership Conference Education Fund is focused on providing a snapshot look into the census internet self-response portal.
This fact sheet from The Arc of the United States is focused on providing suggestions to organizations on how to provide valuable information on the 2020 Census to the disability community and beyond.
This plain language document from The Arc of the United States is focused on providing information to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) on the 2020 Census including what the census is, how to complete it, and why it is important for people with disabilities.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on how to identify a census taker.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on the variety of language resources available when filling out the census.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on the best way to discuss the 2020 census with your friends and family.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on the importance of counting young children in the 2020 census.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on census confidentiality.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on how your community is impacted by the 2020 census.
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on how to respond to the 2020 census.
Census data help guide the distribution of federal funds for programs that serve millions of women and girls with low incomes. The data also help us make decisions about how to support women, girls, and their communities. This fact sheet, published jointly with the National Women’s Law Center, highlights barriers to fairly and accurately counting women and girls in the decennial census and programs that could be impacted by an inaccurate count.
Download the fact sheet from Advancing Justice | AAJC and NALEO Educational Fund on myths about the 2020 Census citizenship question
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on what to expect on the 2020 census.
This timeline from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material that highlights key dates for the census through the end of 2020.
This GOTC factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material that provides a brief overview of the census.
Many people living in group quarters, such as correctional facilities, are at risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census. This Group Quarters Operation fact sheet provides advocates and stakeholders with an overview of how people living in correctional facilities will be counted during the 2020 Census.
Many people living in group quarters, such as military personnel, are at risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census. This Group Quarters Operation fact sheet provides advocates and stakeholders with an overview of how different types of military personnel will be counted during the 2020 Census.
Many people living in group quarters, such as health care facilities, are at risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census. This Group Quarters Operation fact sheet provides advocates and stakeholders an overview of how people living in health care facilities, including nursing, residential treatment, psychiatric, and hospice facilities, will be counted during the 2020 Census.
Many people living in group quarters, such as crisis and interim housing, are at risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census. This Group Quarters Operation series fact sheet provides advocates and stakeholders with an overview of how people living in crisis and interim housing will be counted during the 2020 Census.
Many people living in group quarters, such as colleges and universities, are at risk of being undercounted in the 2020 Census. This Group Quarters Operation fact sheet provides advocates and stakeholders with an overview of how people living in college and university-run housing will be counted during the 2020 Census.
A 50-state fact sheet series that details why the Census matters to LGBTQ people. It includes state-specific information related to social service funding, important election dates, and undercounts.
A short FAQ on the privacy and confidentiality aspects of the decennial census.
A guide that gives a brief explanation of the Census and answers questions from the LGBTQ community about the name, sex, relationship, and household size questions. It also highlights the questions on the Census and breaks down some of the questions.
Fact sheet on why the Census matters to LGBTQ people with nationwide data related to social service funding and democracy.
The Census Bureau is modernizing its confidentiality protections for census responses. At the heart of this new approach is a mathematical definition of confidentiality called “differential privacy.” This fact sheet provides a brief and limited introduction to differential privacy, outlines the implications of the changes for data users, and encourages stakeholders to provide feedback to the Census Bureau. This fact sheet is published by the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality and its partners, Data & Society and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Census data are critical for advancing environmental justice and climate action. Researchers, advocates, and policymakers rely on accurate census data to identify the disparate impacts of the climate crisis, enforce an array of environmental protections, and ensure programs meet the needs of diverse communities. This fact sheet is published by the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality and its partners, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation.
Nonprofits can play a critical role in ensuring an accurate census count by making sure temporary census workers do not lose their public benefits, while working for the Census Bureau. Research from past advocacy campaigns demonstrates that residents are more responsive to answer the door for people from within their community. However, members of the hard to count community are often ineligible to work even temporarily as census enumerators without losing their public assistance. Each state agency that administers TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, or CHIP must elect to opt into a waiver process that protects the benefits of temporary census workers. Read this factsheet to find out more about the waiver process, and what you can do to ensure agencies in your state are opting in.
Everyone deserves to be counted in the 2020 Census. These AARP fact sheets encourage safe participation while giving tips on protecting yourself and your loved ones from bad actors and census related frauds.
Accurate, detailed data on race and origin are necessary to enforce a broad array of civil rights protections, reveal disparate impacts of laws and policies, and ensure programs meet the needs of diverse communities. This brief provides background on the 2020 Census’ race and origin questions, including a discussion of proposed but rejected changes to the questions.
Accurate, detailed data on race and origin are necessary to enforce a broad array of civil rights protections, reveal disparate impacts of laws and policies, and ensure programs meet the needs of diverse communities. This fact sheet is a guide for responding to the 2020 Census race and origin questions.
National factsheet on the importance of the census to the AANHPI community.
Census data help determine which areas are considered rural, help us understand the characteristics of rural residents, and are used to allocate funding for programs that serve rural America. This brief, produced in partnership with The Census Project, explores some of the ways that the 2020 Census will be important for people in rural areas.
The Census Bureau has identified people with disabilities as a hard-to-count population, which means they are at a greater risk of being undercounted in the census. The 2020 Census will impact everyone, including people with disabilities, and it is important for everyone to know what resources are available and what funding resources will be impacted if the 2020 Census is not fair and accurate. This report coauthored by the National Disability Rights Network and Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality examines why people with disabilities are hard-to-count, the accessibility of the census and what is at stake for the next 10 years.
Lack of trust in the confidentiality of census data presents a major barrier to census participation, despite the survey’s mandatory nature.
The U.S. Constitution mandates a counting of all persons in the U.S. every ten years. That count is of all people, and not just citizens. Anything that threatens an accurate count should be avoided.