When more households self-respond to the census, census takers will have fewer households to visit. It has never been easier to respond to the census on your own, whether online at 2020census.gov, over the phone, or by mail. More than 95 million households in the country have responded on their own so far!

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Self-Response: How Does Your Community Rank? 

Use the map to track your state’s progress. Use the rankings dashboard to see the top 10 states ranked by response rate.

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2020 Census Outreach – Final Stretch

We are in the final outreach stage of this massive effort to count everyone who still has not responded on their own. Dedicated census staff equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE), are working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to make sure we count all those who remain uncounted.

Participating in the decennial census is not only a constitutional duty, but also one of the most consequential tasks we collectively do as a nation. And since it only happens once every 10 years, we have to get it right.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made our mission even more challenging – but we are determined to ensure a complete and accurate count and deliver the results to the President by our statutory deadline of December 31, 2020. Our updated 2020 Census Operational Plan shows some of the ways we have adapted our operations to stay on course.

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For those who have already filled out the 2020 Census questionnaire, thank you for taking part. But don’t forget that you still have a role to play – encouraging your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and everyone else in your social network to complete their 2020 Census questionnaire online, by phone, or by mail and cooperate with census takers who may come calling.

Our census takers will be knocking on doors until September 30. This is the last stretch to collect data before we begin our tabulation process. Thanks to our dedicated staff and the public’s support, we believe we can deliver a complete and accurate census.