2020 census

The 2020 U.S. Census is required for anyone living in the United States, but there are billions of reasons you’d want to take it: lawmakers use census data to divvy up money for important resources like hospitals, fire stations and roads. Lawmakers will rely on this year’s census data until 2030, so now’s your chance to make sure your household...

There’s a nationwide push to get every American to complete their census form. The city of Hartford has one of the lowest response rates in the Northeast, and the Hartford Public Library is trying to change that, taking their efforts out into the community. The library has launched a “Call Five” initiative to spread the word. “We are inviting...

The city of Hartford has one of the lowest response rates in the Northeast and the city is trying to change that and spread the word in the community

More than half of the households in Connecticut have already been counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of Tuesday, 50.3 percent of the state’s households had already responded to the census online, by mail or by phone. Compared to other states in the northeast, Connecticut was at the very top of the response rate list. The state’s response...

We’re getting our first look at the completion rates for the U.S. Census in Connecticut

The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, who is leading the census charge in Connecticut, says this public health crisis highlights why an accurate count matters.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, census and local officials are concerned about the census completion rate.

April 1st, 2020 is National Census Day. Shape your future and reply to the 2020 Census today online, by phone or mail.

Civil rights groups, lawmakers, attorney generals, former Census Bureau directors and actors like Rita Moreno and George Takei say they are forming a coalition to protect the confidentiality of the 2020 census

The coronavirus has waylaid efforts to get as many people as possible to take part in the census

The U.S. Census Bureau is delaying the deadline for counting everyone in the U.S. by two weeks because of the spreading novel coronavirus

The U.S. Census Bureau has suspended field operations for two weeks, citing the health and safety of its workers and the U.S. public from the novel coronavirus

The Department of Consumer Protection and other state officials are warning Connecticut residents to be on the lookout for 2020 Census scams. Officials said scammers may try to impersonate Census workers to trick people into giving out personal information. These scammers may knock on doors, send emails, text messages, traditional mail, or even make fake websites to steal money and…

Who gets to be “Person 1?”

The start of the 2020 census is just a month away for most U.S. residents. A new report says the U.S. Census Bureau has succeeded so far in early tasks but is at risk of not being ready for future operations.

The U.S. Census Bureau this week starts its process of counting students living in college-run housing, but there’s confusion over what demographic information university officials can share with the agency. Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education said in a memo to schools that they couldn’t, if asked, provide information about students’ sex, race and Hispanic origin for...

The Census Bureau is looking to fill thousands of positions in support of the 2020 Census.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited San Francisco Sunday before heading back to the nation’s capital with what she said is the backing of a vast majority of Americans who are demanding a full and fair impeachment trial in the senate.

City leaders and community organizers in Connecticut want to make sure all segments of the population are accurately counted in this year’s census.