Census Bureau Begins First Field Operation for
2020 Census
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Census Bureau’s address list of households nationwide,
which is necessary to deliver invitations to
respond to the census. The address list plays a vital
role in ensuring a complete and accurate count of
Census Bureau employees, also known as “Listers”
have started walking through neighborhoods
across the country checking addresses not already
address canvassing will continue through mid-
October.
To help identify address listers, employees will
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ation with the Census Bureau. They will knock on
doors and ask a to verify the address and any additional
living quarters on the property for inclusion
in the census.
Employees will introduce themselves as a
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ernment ID badge, and explain the purpose of the
visit. People may also ask them for a picture ID
“The Census Bureau is dedicated to ensuring
that we are on track, and ready to accomplish the
mission of the 2020 Census,” said Census Bureau
Director Steven Dillingham. “We have made many
improvements and innovations over the past
decade, including better technologies for canvassing
neighborhoods, and developing complete and
updated address listings and maps.”
The Census Bureau created new software
called the Block Assessment, Research and Clas-
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Census Bureau employees to spot new housing
developments, changes in existing homes, and
other housing units that did not previously exist.
Reviewers also use BARCA to compare the number
of housing units in current imagery with the num-
“We were able to verify 65% of addresses using
satellite imagery — a massive accomplishment for
us,” said Census Bureau Geography Division Chief
Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop during an online press
decade we will only have to hire about 40,000 employees
around the nation to verify the remaining
35% of addresses.”
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eas that listers will visit throughout North Carolina
and nationwide.
This operation is one of several activities the
Census Bureau conducts for an accurate and complete
count. The Census Bureau also partners with
people in North Carolina, households throughout
the country will start receiving invitations to respond
online, by phone or by mail in March 2020.
the population be conducted once every 10 years.
Census data is used to determine the number of
seats each state holds in Congress and how billions
in federal funds are distributed back to states
and local communities every year for services and
roads, and businesses.
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