The U.S. 2020 Census is about to begin and those who live in rural Colorado are encouraged to make sure you are counted. Expect an invitation to complete the 2020 Census in mid-March. Once the invitation arrives, you will have three options for responding: online, by phone or by mail.
If you don’t respond, expect a visit from a census-taker sometime in May, June or July. It is important that everyone is counted.
The 2020 Census will determine congressional representation, hundreds of billions in federal funding and other data that will affect your local community for the next decade. The final totals can affect everything from school lunch funds to plans for highways and their maintenance, support for firefighters, assistance for families in need and so much more.
The 2020 Census will be a snapshot of our nation, and if you’re not part of the count, the picture of rural Colorado will not be accurate. For information on the confidentiality of census data, visit 2020census.gov/en/data-protection.html.