New 2020 Census Deadline Now Oct. 15
The U.S. Supreme Court put a halt to the census count Tuesday, which counts every person once every 10 years. The Census Bureau says more than 99.9% of housing units have been accounted for this year.
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The U.S. Supreme Court put a halt to the census count Tuesday, which counts every person once every 10 years. The Census Bureau says more than 99.9% of housing units have been accounted for this year.
The city of Los Angeles was part of a coalition of local governments and civil rights groups had sued the Trump administration, arguing that minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the count ended early.
Los Angeles and Los Angeles County are part of a national coalition that sued the administration last month over its last-minute decision to pack 8 ½ months of data collection for the Census into half the time.
Los Angeles continues to fall behind the response rate for the rest of California and the U.S with a self-response rate at 56.6%.
The county says it is stepping up its census outreach campaign by placing posters and flyers at COVID-19 testing sites.
Anyone who would like to use a Ventura County library computer just to complete the census can call one of the 12 locations to make a one-hour appointment. Access will be restricted only to the official 2020 Census page, where users will be able to complete the nine-question survey.
The Census Bureau announced Wednesday it would suspend field operations until April 1 to protect the health of the public, its employees and prospective census takers.
