2020 Census Information & Resources
THE 2020 CENSUS MATTERS FOR OHIO COMMUNITIES.
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Libraries will be critical resources for local communities to help get out the count in 2020.
Kirstin Krumsee, a Design Thinking Facilitation Workshop participant from the State Library of Ohio, developed this series of maps to demonstrate how public libraries are uniquely suited to help address the issue of reaching census tracts with limited broadband access. Download the visual here.
mapping hard to count (HTC) communities for a fair and accurate census
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Research by the Census Bureau has identified twelve variables that are correlated with a high non-response rate during a census. Hard-to-count areas, also called hard-to-enumerate (HTE) areas, have high percentages of:
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The CUNY Center for Urban Research has mapped the hardest to count census tracts in an interactive map you can use to inform your Get Out the Count efforts.
With this map you can: zoom to any area of the country and the map will highlight hard-to-count areas by differing levels of response rates from previous censuses; search by address, zip code, landmark, county, state or legislative district to identify areas to prioritize to prevent an undercount in 2020; and use the information in the left panel to inform the budget needed for your efforts based on community need.
Check it out here: https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/
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Webinar series: State efforts to count all kids
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This is a recording of the first webinar in a series of census webinars on state efforts to ensure a complete count of all kids, courtesy of the Partnership for America's Children comprised of child advocates from New York, California, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
See more of their webinars and check out other resources by visiting their website. |
FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU:
The Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) application was developed to make it easier to identify hard-to-survey areas and to provide a socioeconomic and demographic characteristic profile of these areas using American Community Survey (ACS) estimates.
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This interactive, data visualization allows users to quickly understand what areas of the country had high or low return rates in the 2010 census, and the current demographic makeup of these neighborhoods.
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For more information on these materials, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau website.
report from council for a strong america: |
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the 2020 census and confidentiality
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One barrier to participation in the census is the concern of confidentiality. This fear can be assuaged by emphasizing that the census is safe, secure and protected by federal law.
Follow this link to read more |
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Webinar on census 2020 and fundraising
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This webinar discusses support from the Census Equity Fund for states lacking funding infrastructure and other census funding resources such as FCCP and FCI resources for funders and stakeholders. APIAVote previews leadership and civic engagement training opportunities through their Norman Y. Mineta Institute and their work with local partners.
Check out the webinar here |
From the National League of cities (NLC):
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See their Municipal Action Guide for public officials, like mayors or council members here.
For more resources from the NLC, click here. |
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from Census counts 2020:
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The Census Counts 2020 partnership is led by Partnership for America's Children, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, State Voices, National LGBTQ Task Force, Faith in Public Life, NALEO Education Fund, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the Arab American Institute Foundation.
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