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Extensive preparations for the 2020 Census began far in advance to ensure a complete and accurate count.

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Road to the 2020 Census
January 22, 2019
2020 Census operational timeline.

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2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19
We’re adapting or delaying some of our operations to protect the health and safety of our staff and the public and make sure we get the same population counted.

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pdf The 2020 Census at a Glance: Plan Census Outreach with the Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) tool [19 MB]
web 2020 Census Type of Enumeration Area (TEA)

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web 2020 Census Service-Based Enumeration: Cultural Awareness

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web How the 2020 Census Counts People Experiencing Homelessness
web 2020 Census Operational Timeline
web 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19

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web U.S. Census Bureau Demonstrates Readiness for the 2020 Census
web Census Bureau Finalizes 2020 Census Residence Criteria and Situations
web 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses Operation to Begin
web Three Years to Go, Census Bureau Prepares for 2020 Census
web U.S. Census Bureau Announces the Start of First Major Field Operation for 2020 Census
web Local Update of Census Addresses Operation to Begin
web Census Bureau Statement on Modifying 2020 Census Operations to Make Sure College Students are Counted
web U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham on Operational Updates
web Census Bureau Statement on Facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana
web U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19

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"Counting Everyone Once, Only Once and in the Right Place"
November 05, 2018
U.S. Census Bureau staff presented to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and gave an update on how we plan to efficiently and effectively reach hard-to-count communities.

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web Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data

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web 2020 Census Barriers, Attitudes, Motivators (CBAMS)
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