Census 2020 begins March 12th

CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS NEED TO BE COUNTED

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Colorado residents will begin answering nine questions from the 2020 Census beginning Thursday, March 12. A letter that explains how people can participate will arrive at each household. “We are working with the U.S. Postal Service to stagger the delivery of these invitations. This way we can spread out the number of users responding online, and we’ll be able to serve you better if you need help over the phone,” said Laurie Cipriano, spokeswoman for the 2020 Census for this region of the country.

Cipriano added that those who reside in areas that are less likely to respond online will receive a paper questionnaire along with their invitation. Additionally, some towns in the mountain area in western Colorado will receive their census invitation when a census taker drops it off. In these areas, most households may not receive mail at their home’s physical location because most of them use PO boxes.

Census organizers will be sure to motivate the public to participate. “Every household that hasn’t already responded will receive reminders and will eventually receive a paper questionnaire. It doesn’t matter which initial invitation you get or how you get it—we will follow up in person with all households that don’t respond,” Cipriano asserted.

For citizens and non-citizens

“All people residing in the United States, whether citizens or not, must be counted in the 2020 Census. And many new migrants might not even be aware that there will be a census, however they will need to be counted anyway,” said Cipriano. And he continued, “The census is safe, important, and confidential. Repeating these facts helps communities participate.” The census is a large survey that is conducted every 10 years throughout the United States.