Census Maryland 2020 Newsletter
April 3, 2020
Census Day Finds Maryland at 44 Percent Self-Response, Higher Than National Rate
As of April 1, Maryland’s self-response rate is 44.1%, while the national average is 41.3%. Maryland remains 2nd in the region, only behind Virginia. Maryland is ahead of the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Within Maryland, Howard County has the highest self-response rate to date.
View the 2020 Census response rate map
In This Issue
- Secretary Robert McCord Completes His Census Encouraging a Complete Count for Maryland in 2020
- MDP Congratulates Maryland Counties and Municipalities That Have Joined the "Census 51% Response Rate Club"
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ICYMI: Maryland Department of Planning Issues Statement on Census 2020 and COVID-19
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Having Trouble Completing the Census Online?
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Video About Maryland’s Smallest Town and the 2020 Census – Port Tobacco
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What We're Asking: 2020 Census Questions
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2020 Census Day Flyer - Worcester County
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Maryland Census 2020 Ads and Bus Wraps Are Running Throughout the State
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Help Shape the Future of Your Community: Spread the Word
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Census Bureau Update on 2020 Census Field Operations
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Secretary Ross [U.S. Department of Commerce]: It’s Time to Fill Out Your Census Form
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Census Maryland 2020 Social Media
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Census Day Arrives With the U.S. Almost Paralyzed by the Spread of Coronavirus
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PG County 2020 Census Response Rate; Bureau Suspends Field Work
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Census 2020: Beyond The Count
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Census 2020: Why is it important?
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Census Address Work Succeeded Despite Trouble Hiring Staff
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Officials Encourage Census Participation
- Maryland Counties Promote Census Day… on Twitter
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
For further details, go to the Maryland Census 2020 Events page
Salisbury-Wicomico CCC Meeting
Note: being held virtually |
Apr. 6 |
3:00 p.m. |
Howard County CCC Meeting
Note: being held as teleconference |
Apr. 7 |
12:00 p.m. |
Calvert County CCC Meeting
Note: being held virtually |
Apr. 22 |
10:00 a.m. |
| North QAC Community Day - Sponsored by MD Census |
May 2 |
11:00 a.m. |
News and Events
Secretary Robert McCord Completes His Census Encouraging a Complete Count for Maryland in 2020
MDP’s Secretary Rob McCord celebrated Census Day by completing his online Census form! If he can - you can! Complete the census today at 2020census.gov
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MDP Congratulates Maryland Counties and Municipalities That Have Joined the "Census 51% Response Rate Club"
First Past Fifty Alert! A Secretary Salute to both Howard (52.6%) and Carroll (51.6%) on reaching over 51% Self-Response in their Counties!
First Past Fifty Alert! A Secretary Salute to the following Municipalities on reaching over 51% Self-Response in their Counties!
Poolesville (62.2%), Chevy Chase (59.8%), Middletown (54.4%),
Bowie (54.1%), Sykesville (53.9%), Taneytown (53.9%),
Mount Airy (53.5%), Myersville (53.4%), Walkersville (53.1%),
Cheverly (51.3%), and Chesapeake Beach (51.1%)
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ICYMI: Maryland Department of Planning Issues Statement on Census 2020 and COVID-19
TAKE 10 FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
We take our duty to get the word out about Census 2020 very seriously. The responses from this year’s decennial Census will impact numerous critical services to the citizens of Maryland - including how many vaccines may be apportioned to each county, city or municipality of the state. These services also include healthcare, roads, infrastructure projects, emergency services, and other matters important to our everyday lives. This is in addition to the $16 billion in census derived funding that will be available to Maryland..
Read the Full Census.Maryland.gov
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Having Trouble Completing the Census Online?
In case you are having problems with your Census Code to complete the form online please go to the login page at https://go.usa.gov/xdhSK, then select the option "If you do not have a Census ID, click here."
For questions about responding to the 2020 Census, visit the FAQs page at https://go.usa.gov/xdhTh, or call 844-330-2020 from 7 am to 1 am ET, or visit our language support pages at https://go.usa.gov/xdhbq.
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Video About Maryland’s Smallest Town and the 2020 Census – Port Tobacco
You can complete the 2020 census online.
It was Census Day ― the day Americans are supposed to fill out their forms so federal officials can get a once-in-a-decade population count for all 50 states. In preparation for Census Day, Seth Kaplan, a broadcast journalist, visited Port Tobacco, in Charles County, the smallest incorporated town in Maryland.
Read Full Article at Maryland Matters
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What We're Asking: 2020 Census Questions
The 2020 Census is easy. You will answer a simple questionnaire about yourself and everyone who is or will be living with you on April 1, 2020. Explore the questions you'll be asked on your 2020 Census form. You'll find tips for responding and information on how the Census Bureau will use your answers.
Read Full Article at U.S. Census Bureau
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2020 Census Day Flyer - Worcester County
Worcester Census 2020 produced a flyer and social media images to encourage residents to complete their 2020 Census.
Download the Flyer: Flyer.
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Maryland Census 2020 Ads and Bus Wraps Are Running Throughout the State
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Help Shape the Future of Your Community: Spread the Word
You can inspire others. Tell everyone—your friends and family, neighbors and co-workers—that you will complete the census, and that they should respond now, too! Census results have an impact on planning and funding for health clinics and highways, fire departments and disaster response, education programs such as Head Start and college tuition assistance, and so much more. Download one of the Census Bureau's challenge images, or create a custom image of your own, to share with your friends and followers on social media.
Get Challenge Images for Social Media at U.S. Census Bureau
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Census Bureau Update on 2020 Census Field Operations
Based on continuing assessments of guidance from federal, state and local health authorities, the U.S. Census Bureau is suspending 2020 Census field operations for two additional weeks to April 15, 2020. The Census Bureau is taking this step to help protect the health and safety of the American public, Census Bureau employees, and everyone who will go through the hiring process for temporary census taker positions.
Read Full Release at the U.S. Census Bureau
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Secretary Ross [U.S. Department of Commerce]: It’s Time to Fill Out Your Census Form
"More than 50 million households, representing more than one-third of the nation already have responded to the 2020 Census. The census happens once every ten years and your response affects allocation of Congressional seats and federal funds to your community for things like schools, hospitals, roads and emergency services. Please respond to the Census today. It takes less than 10 minutes to fill out the form online at 2020census.gov, over the phone to the number on the form you received or on paper through mail."
Read Reader Commentary at The Baltimore Sun
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Census Maryland 2020 Social Media
Follow @MDCensus2020 on Facebook and Twitter
Did you know Medicare and Medicaid recieves funding because of the Census? Check out our Maryland Census 2020 ad on Medicare and Medicaid.
CASA de Maryland has partnered with Census Maryland 2020 for the upcoming Census. Check out this video done by MPT illustrating those efforts in Spanish.
This #FlashbackFriday we highlight the 1990 Census
Did you know School Lunches are funded for by the Census? Check out our Maryland Census 2020 ad on School Lunches.
The 2020 Census Explained By Puppies And Kittens // Presented by BuzzFeed and the U.S. Census Bureau
Salisbury-Wicomico 2020 Census: Before hearing about the US Census Faith Based weekend, our sub-committee communicated with our local community for March 29th as #CensusSunday
The countdown to Census Day is here! 3 more days!
New activities designed specifically for the 2019-2020 school year spotlight the 2020 Census and the importance of making sure everyone is counted, especially children.
Your whole family counts! Just 2 more days till Census Day!
Governor Larry Hogan: Today is National Doctors' Day. Give thanks for our doctors.
If you're happy and you know fill out the Census at 2020census.gov
Census Day is tomorrow! Go to 2020census.gov to fill out your form today!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! The Census is only a day away!!
Tomorrow, Tomorrow... Census Day is tomorrow. It's only a day away! Go to 2020census.gov to fill out your Census!
It's Census Day! Be counted at 2020census.gov
Today's Census, Tomorrow's Vaccines
Happy Census Day! Want to feel like Kevin? Fill out your Census at 2020census.gov
Salisbury-Wicomico 2020 Census: My community counts! On this Census Day we are working with U.S. Census Bureau and Maryland Census 2020 to stress counting your community by completing the census
Governor Larry Hogan: Today is Census Day 2020. As we face one of the greatest challenges of our lifetimes, we see just how crucial the Census is for securing critical resources for our state.
Even MDP’s Secretary Rob McCord celebrated Census Day by completing his online form! If he can - you can! Complete the census today at 2020census.gov
Harford County Government: You may notice familiar faces on billboards along Route 40, thanks to these local residents who are helping us spread the word about the 2020 Census
First Past Fifty Alert! A Secretary Salute to both Howard (52.6%) and Carroll (51.6%) on reaching over 51% Self-Response in their Counties!
First Past Fifty Alert! A Secretary Salute to the following Municipalities on reaching over 51% Self-Response in their Counties! Poolesville (62.2%), Chevy Chase (59.8%), Middletown (54.4%), See More...
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Census Day Arrives With the U.S. Almost Paralyzed by the Spread of Coronavirus
Census Day — the date used to reference where a person lives for the once-a-decade count — arrived Wednesday with a nation almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus. But census officials vowed the job would be completed by its year-end deadline.
Read Full Article at The Baltimore Sun
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PG County 2020 Census Response Rate; Bureau Suspends Field Work
The 2020 census is underway, and residents of Prince George's County and others are responding to the federally mandated questionnaire even as the new coronavirus pandemic prompts U.S. Census Bureau officials to suspend field operations through mid-April. According to the Census Bureau's self-response map, 34.3 percent of PG County households have responded to this year's census either online, by phone or by mail.
Read Full Article at The Patch
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Census 2020: Beyond The Count
Over the past two weeks we’ve discussed the importance of the 2020 census and the historically undercounted communities. In the final segment in our series, we take a look beyond the count to determine how the data collected is used.
Listen to the Story at The Kojo Nnamdi Show
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Census 2020: Why is it important?
View Video at LocalDVM.com
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Census Address Work Succeeded Despite Trouble Hiring Staff
Even though the U.S. Census Bureau had trouble finding workers for its massive address-verification work late last summer, it managed to complete the job under budget because of better-than-expected productivity of its staffers, according to a new report. The 32,000 workers sent out across the U.S. to double-check addresses ahead of the start of the 2020 census verified almost 20 addresses an hour compared with the expected goal of almost 16 addresses an hour, according to the report released this month from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Read Full Article at The Herald-Mail
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Officials Encourage Census Participation
Officials continue to urge citizens to complete this year’s Census. While coronavirus concerns dominate the news, officials are reminding citizens that the 2020 Census is still underway. “Hopefully by people being home and not being out and about they’ll have a chance to go ahead and fill out the Census,” said Kelly Henry, coordinator of Worcester County’s Complete Count Committee.
The Worcester County Commissioners proclaimed April as Census 2020 Awareness Month at a meeting last week. Residents are encouraged to visit the website 2020census.gov to learn more.
Read Full Article at The [Ocean City] Dispatch.
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Counties Promote Census Day… on Twitter
Census data is used to allocate billions of dollars in federal funding for education, health, transportation, housing, community services, and job training. Moreover, businesses and industries decide where to locate new facilities and services based on census data, creating new jobs and promoting economic growth. April 1 was Census Day, a key reference date for the 2020 Census—not a deadline, and there was no better time to remind households that responding to the 2020 Census is convenient, confidential and critical. Maryland’s counties took to Twitter to promote Census Day and remind residents to get counted!
See All County Census Day Tweets at the Conduit Street blog
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