United States Census 2020



The 2020 count officially began on Tuesday, 21 January, in Toksook Bay, Alaska. The enumeration traditionally begins the count in Alaska to ensure that remote villages are accurately counted.

This was the first United States census to invite people to complete the census for their household online. The website my2020census.gov (offline as of 30 November 2020) began allowing entries on 12 March, 2020. Respondents were asked to count where people were living as of 1 April, 2020. The enumeration officially closed on 15 October, 2020.

The first results for the 2020 Census were released on April 26, 2021.

Release Date
This census is scheduled to be released in April 2090.

Census Questions
The online census contained the following questions for the head of household or respondent, who was designated as Person 1. Questions for persons 1 through 6 were numbered. Qestions for persons 7 through 10 were not.

Person 1

 * 1) How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2020?
 * 2) Were there any additional people staying here on April 1, 2020, that you did not include in Question 1?
 * 3) Is this house, apartment, or mobile home owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan (including home equity loans)? Is it owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan)? Rented? Occupied without payment of rent?
 * 4) What is your telephone number?
 * 5) What is Person 1's name?
 * 6) What is Person 1's sex?
 * 7) What is Person 1's age and what is Person 1's date of birth?
 * 8) Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
 * 9) What is Person 1's race?

Persons 2 Through 6

 * 1) Print name of Person N.
 * 2) Does this person usually live or stay somewhere else?
 * 3) How is this person related to Person 1?
 * 4) What is Person N's sex?
 * 5) What is Person N's age and what is Person N's date of birth?
 * 6) Is Person N of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
 * 7) What is Person N's race?

Persons 7 Through 10

 * First Name
 * Middle Initial
 * Last Name(s)
 * Sex
 * Age on April 1, 2020
 * Date of Birth
 * Related to Person 1? Yes/No

Enumeration Form
A copy of the paper enumeration form in English and Spanish can be downloaded from the Census Bureau