Counting Down to Census Day: April 1, 2020

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Sep, 24 2019 - WCNC

Census workers to go door-to-door in preparation for 2020 Census

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Now through October 18, census workers will be going door-to-door across the area as they prepare for the 2020 United States Census. Officials say you can expect those door knocks mainly in the evening or over the weekend. “We want to make sure we have the correct address for everybody, so that’s why we’re going to people’s homes,” said Astrid Chirinos, who sits on the Mecklenburg Complete Count Committee. Chirinos says residents have no reason to be alarmed. She says address canvassing is the first major field operation of the 2020 census, where workers simply confirm addresses and the number of people living in the home.  She says responses are confidential and protected by federal law. “The last time we missed people. We, unfortunately, missed children, we missed seniors, you know some populations that are hard to count...immigrants,” she said.
Aug, 6 2019 - Carolina Demography

How much money can we associate with each individual person in NC potentially not counted in the Census?

In late June, I spoke on a panel focused on population trends in the Charlotte metropolitan region, the 2020 Census, and how businesses and local governments are gearing up for an accurate and complete count. Afterwards, an attendee asked a great question: What is the number, in dollars, associated with one individual not being counted in the census?
Aug, 5 2019 - The Census Project

July 2019 Census Project Update

On July 22, congressional leaders and White House officials announced they had reached a two-year budget agreement. The agreement included provisions raising the debt ceiling through July 31, 2021 and revising discretionary spending caps in fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021actions leaders in the U.S. Senate said were necessary before they would consider any of the FY 2020 appropriations bills. As part of the agreement, the 2020 Census received a unique cap adjustment making it one of the few programs singled out for such a designation. Specifically, the agreement provided the 2020 Census with $2.5 billion, meaning Appropriators will have this additional funding outside the caps to use towards supporting the decennial census. The budget agreement passed the House on July 23 by a vote of 284-149. At press time, the Senate was expected to pass the agreement before August 2. President Trump has said he will sign the legislation (H.R. 3877) into law.
Jul, 19 2019 - US GAO: Government Accountability Office

Bureau Is Making Progress Opening Offices and Recruiting, but Could Improve Its Ability to Evaluate Training

The Census Bureau is taking a different approach to the 2020 Census to try to hold down costs, while maintaining accuracy. It’s using less office space, hiring fewer field staff, and using new training methods.
Jul, 16 2019 - WITN

Pitt County 2020 Census Committee shares challenges ahead

PITT COUNTY, NC (WITN) - Committees throughout the state and Eastern Carolina are preparing to count every person in their counties. The Pitt County 2020 Census Committee appens in all counties. In Pitt County, volunteers from around the area go to their communities to increase outreach.
Jul, 6 2019 - USA Today

Census citizenship question: what we know about the debate so far

On July 5, new court filings showed the federal government intended to continue litigating the battle over placing a citizenship question on the 2020 census, even though a June 27 Supreme Court decision had blocked the question.