2020 United States census
The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses.
A 2020 U.S. census yard sign in Columbus, Ohio
Copies of the 2020 census questionnaire
Buttons and stickers promoting the 2020 census
Chinese and Spanish language flyers in Brooklyn promoting the 2020 U.S. census
The United States census is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States. It takes place every ten years. The first census after the American Revolution was taken in 1790 under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. There have been 23 federal censuses since that time. The census includes territories of the United States. The United States Census Bureau is responsible for conducting the census.
A woman with a Hollerith pantograph punch. The keyboard is for the 1940 U.S. census population card.
This 1940 census publicity photo shows a census worker in Fairbanks, Alaska. The dog musher remains out of earshot to maintain confidentiality.
Census outreach flyers hang at Sure We Can - redemption center in Bushwick, Brooklyn - 2020
Taking the Census by Francis William Edmonds (1854) is the earliest known depiction of the census-taking process.
