A statement issued on Monday by U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham has extended 2020 Census data collection until Oct. 31 due to COVID-19.
This would include both self responses and data collected by enumerators out knocking on doors.
According to the statement, “The Census Bureau temporarily suspended 2020 Census field data collection activities in March. Steps are already being taken to reactivate field offices beginning June 1, 2020, in preparation for the resumption of field data collection operations as quickly as possible following June 1.”
As of Monday, more than 70 million Americans had filled out the census questionnaire, representing more than 48% of the country’s households.
The statement indicates that the U.S. Census Bureau is requesting statutory relief from Congress of 120 additional calendar days in light of time lost to COVID-19.
Under this new plan apportionment counts would be delivered to the President by April 30, 2021 and redistricting data would be delivered to the states no later than July 31, 2021.
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