Welcome to the 2020 Census!
This video will introduce you to the 2020 Census, present a quick overview of the online
questionnaire, and help you answer the questions.
The 2020 Census is a count of every person living in the United States.
The census is required by the U.S. Constitution and takes place once every ten years.
The 2020 Census is very important.
Your responses help to determine the number of seats each state has in Congress ...
And guide how more than 675 billion dollars in federal funding is spent in communities
each year.
The 2020 Census is easy.
Completing these questions only takes about 10 minutes.
You can respond online from a computer, tablet, or mobile phone - 24 hours a day.
You can also respond over the phone, or using the paper questionnaire.
If you respond, we may not need to send a Census Bureau interviewer to visit you.
An interviewer may still visit if you respond late, if we have follow-up questions, or for
other surveys.
Your information is confidential.
Federal law protects your responses.
Your answers can only be used to produce statistics, and cannot be used against you by any government
agency or court.
Now we will take you on a quick tour of the internet questionnaire.
Step-by-step instructions will be provided later in the video.
When you visit "my2020census.gov," you will login using the Census ID from the
materials that were mailed to you or left at your door.
We will ask you to: Confirm your address
And provide your name and phone number.
Next, we will ask you to count how many people will be living or staying at this address
on April 1, 2020.
And list the name of each person who will be living or staying at your address.
We will also remind you to include people that might have been missed.
We will ask whether the home is owned or rented,
and who owns or rents the home.
We will ask each person about their:
Sex,
Date of birth and age,
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin,
and Race.
When there is more than one person at an address, we will ask how they are related to the
reference person.
Finally, we will ask whether anyone sometimes stays at another address.
If you're ready to begin, go to "my2020census.gov" now.
The online questionnaire is available in English and 12 non-English languages.
To select a language, click on the globe icon and select the name of the language, or select
the name of the language at the bottom of any screen.
Don't worry if you are looking for a language that is not listed.
This video will show a step-by-step demonstration.
Keep watching!
You will need to complete the 2020 Census in one session.
If you leave, you will have to start over.
To begin, choose "Start Questionnaire."
First, enter your 12-digit Census ID.
Your Census ID is on the materials that we mailed to your address or left at your door.
If you do not have a Census ID, select the link below the login button and answer some
additional questions about your address.
You will still be able to respond.
Then, confirm that you are completing the 2020 Census questionnaire for the address shown.
Select "Yes" or "No".
If you will be staying at this address on April 1, choose yes.
Otherwise, choose no.
The "Next" button takes you forward, and the "Previous" button takes you back.
Do NOT use the Forward or Back buttons on your browser or else you may need to start over.
Next, enter your name and telephone number.
Enter your full name in English letters.
Sometimes, a message may appear on the screen that asks you to check your response or enter
additional information.
Review what you entered before selecting the "Next" button.
Enter the number of people including yourself who will be living or staying at this address
on April 1, 2020.
Click on the underlined blue links for help with the questions.
Make sure that you count people where they usually live and sleep.
If someone does not have a usual residence,
count them where they will be staying on April 1.
INCLUDE Babies and children of all ages,
Close or extended family members,
People who are not related to you,
and people staying here without a permanent place to live.
Do NOT include anyone who lives away from this address most of the year such as -
College students;
Armed forces personnel;
People in a nursing home, mental hospital, jail, prison, detention center, etc.;
Or people visiting who usually live and sleep somewhere else.
These people will be counted in other ways.
Then, list the name of each person living or staying at this address.
To add more people, select the button labeled "Add another person."
We do not want to miss any people staying at this address on April 1.
If you forgot to include anyone who stays here, choose "Yes" and enter those names.
Otherwise, choose "No."
Now, you're ready for the next two questions about the home at this address.
On April 1, will the house, apartment, or mobile home at this address be:
Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan (including home equity loans),
Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan),
Rented,
Or occupied without payment of rent.
Then, select the names of the owners or renters of this house, apartment, or mobile home.
Next, we ask some questions about each person you listed earlier.
First, we ask if the person is male or female.
We also ask you to enter the month, day, and year this person was born.
Make sure that the age that appears is correct as of April 1, 2020.
Next, we ask about Hispanic origin and race.
Please answer BOTH this and the next question.
Select whether this person is:
Not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
Mexican, Mexican American, or Chicano
Puerto Rican
Cuban
or another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.
If you selected the last response, enter more details in the box below.
Next, we ask about race.
Select one or more checkboxes.
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Chinese
Filipino
Asian Indian
Vietnamese
Korean
Japanese
Other Asian
Native Hawaiian
Samoan
Chamorro
Other Pacific Islander
Or some other race
Enter detailed origins in the boxes that look like this.
Additional people will also see this question:
How is this person related to the reference person?
Select: Opposite-sex husband, wife, or spouse
Opposite-sex unmarried partner
Same-sex husband, wife, or spouse
Same-sex unmarried partner
Biological son or daughter
Adopted son or daughter
Stepson or stepdaughter
Brother or sister
Father or mother
Grandchild
Parent-in-law
Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
Other relative
Roommate or housemate
Foster child
Or other non-relative.
We're almost finished!
Some people live or stay in more than one place, and we need to make sure everyone is
only counted once.
Select the name of anyone who usually lives or stays somewhere else.
Otherwise, choose "None of the above."
If a person does usually live or stay somewhere else, select the reason why from the following:
To be with a parent, grandparent, or other person
To attend college
For a military assignment
To be closer to a job or business
In a nursing home or group home
In a jail or prison
At a seasonal or second residence
Or for another reason.
Great job!
You are now ready to send your responses.
Select "Submit Questionnaire" to complete the 2020 Census.
You will see a confirmation page with your address and today's date.
That's it!
You have completed the 2020 Census online!
Thank you!
You may now close the web browser.
To share this video, or similar videos in other languages,
please visit 2020census.gov/languages.