 2020 CENSUS SELF RESPONSE MAP, NOW LIVE
Want to know how many people across Montana and in your town are responding to the Census? Click HERE to view the live 2020 response rate map.
Use the map above to track your communities progress and encourage family, friends, and everyone in-between to fill out their 2020 Census questionnaire online, by phone, or by mail.
Highlights of the map include:
- Daily updates to self-response rates for households that have self-responded to the 2020 Census online, by phone or by mail beginning mid-March.
- The ability to search for response rates for states, counties, cities and census tracts.
- Current 2020 total self-response rates and internet response rates in comparison to final 2010 Census response rates and previous day-by-day 2020 response rates.
- An embeddable widget that will allow Response Rate Challenge participants to include the map on their own websites.
- 2020 Census response rate data available in the public application programming interface (API).
- Background information and instructions for how to use the map and the data presented.
The response rate is impacted by the delivery method of the Census information used in an area, for example if you receive an invitation in the mail versus a packet dropped at the door. Click HERE to learn about the difference.
 Complete the 2020 Census Now
The 2020 Census is now live and available to fill out online at my2020census.gov, or you can call in your response by phone at
1-844-330-2020.
Filling out the Census is quick, easy, and safe. It will take less than 10 minutes to complete and your information and privacy are protected by federal law.
FILLING OUT YOUR FORM WITHOUT A CENSUS ID IS AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3.....
You don’t need to have your Census 12-digit ID to respond. Simply use the link below the login button as highlighted below:
Without a Census ID code, you need to answer one additional question about your residency:
No Census ID? No Problem.
As we are all experiencing the diverse impacts that COVID-19 is having across Montana, it is more important than ever to self-respond to the Census so that Montana receives its fair share of federal funding for healthcare, education, infrastructure, and more!
With the U.S. Census Bureau suspending all field operations until April 1,and potentially later, it means that rural households across Montana, especially those that are in rural locations or have a P.O. box, will not receive any Census material until the Census Bureau restarts their door-to-door operations. This does not mean that you should wait to fill out your form, because even if you have not received your invitation to participate and do not have your 12-digit Census Id you can still fill out your form now!
Steps You Can Take to Ensure a Complete Count for Montana
- Promote my2020census.gov and 1-844-330-2020 for people to fill out their Census form online or by phone.
- Post a picture with Census content on your social media to let your family, friends, and followers know that you're counted in the 2020 Census.
- Get involved with your community’s Complete Count Committee (CCC). CCC's are volunteer committees established within communities to increase awareness and motivate the public to respond to the 2020 Census. A map of CCC's in Montana can be found HERE.
- Include Census information in mailings that you're sending out. To request free materials be mailed to you contact us HERE.
- Talk about the Census and become a trusted voice on the importance of a complete count. As a community member that people trust, your support of the 2020 Census can help other people see the benefit of filling out their 2020 Census form.
- Distribute the Montana public service announcement (PSA) on personal or business social media platforms, websites, newsletters, or other digital communication channels.
Sharing 2020 Census content on your social media is a great way to encourage others to fill out their form.The State CCC has made social media graphics that you can share directly from our Facebook page or download from our website and distribute.
Personalize the 2020 Census by posting of photo of you filling out your 2020 Census form with a message about why it's important to you and your community to Be Counted. Then share it on your personal or business social media accounts.
Tweet Example:
[PHOTO OF YOU HOLDING YOUR CENSUS INVITATION]
"I filled out the #2020Census to make sure Montana communities have the resources and representation we deserve. #MontanaCensus2020 #makeitcount"
Facebook Example:
[PHOTO OF YOUR FAMILY FILLING OUT THE CENSUS TOGETHER]
"If we don't count our kids in the Census, the programs they depend on will be underfunded for the next 10 years. Make sure to count all kids living at your address! Don't wait, fill out your Census today at my2020census.gov . #Montanacensus2020 #makeitcount #socialdistancing"
Instagram:
[PHOTO OF YOU CALLING IN YOUR CENSUS RESPONSE]
"No internet? No Problem! I'm filling out the #2020census for rural Montana by phone at 1-844-330-2020. #MontanaCensus2020 #makeitcount #Census2020"
For the 2020 Census there are many digital stickers that have been created to use on your Instagram stories.
Take a picture, tap the sticker icon in the top right corner, type "Census" and choose which digital sticker you'd like to include in your photo to let people know that you have filled out your form.
You can also share these Instagram stories on your Facebook page.
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HELPFUL RESOURCES
Students living away from home at school should be counted at school, even if they are temporarily elsewhere due to the COVID-19 campus closures. Colleges and universities are being asked to contact their students to remind them to respond. For more information, click HERE.
IMPORTANT DATES
These events are current as of March 25, 2020, but are subject to change as the U.S. Census Bureau revises its operations in response to COVID-19. Check with event organizers regarding local events and go to 2020CENSUS.GOV for the latest U.S. Census Bureau operations updates.
March 27 at noon: Montana State Complete Count Committee Weekly Conference Call
This brief, under 30 minute call, is a chance to get updates from the state as well as the U.S. Census Bureau, learn about outreach happening statewide, ask questions, and brainstorm with others about Census promotional ideas.
Call: 1- 877- 273- 4202
Enter the Conference Room Number: 471- 834- 192
March 12 - August 14: Self Response Phase
Montana households will receive official Census Bureau materials with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail. The public is strongly encouraged to respond online.
March 29 - May 1: Service Based Enumeration
The Census Bureau is working with service providers at soup kitchens, shelters, and regularly scheduled food vans to count people they may serve.
April 1: Census Day! This is a key reference date when completing the 2020 Census.
April 16- June 16: Group Quarters Enumeration
The Census Bureau is encouraging administrators of facilities like nursing homes, prisons, and student housing to choose an option for counting their residents that requires less in-person contact.
May 7- August 14: Nonresponse Followup (NRFU)
Census takers will follow up with household that haven't self-responded responded online, by phone, or by mail.
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IN THE NEWS
Press Release: U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham on operational updates
Press Release: Response rate map shows latest data for every community across U.S. now available online
2020 Census operational adjustments due to COVID-19
COVID-19 affects Census workers - Helena IR
2020 Census hiring suspended until at least April 1 amid Coronavirus pandemic - Federal News Network
The Importance of Counting Montana's Young Children in the Census - Public News Service
Virus may disrupt census count for MSU, Bozeman - Bozeman Chronicle
U.S. Census responds to concerns about coronavirus - KRTV
Better Business Bureau warns of census job scams - NBC Montana
Census temporarily halts field operations, urges online response - Great Falls Tribune
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT 2020 CENSUS OPERATIONS AND ENUMERATION?
To be routed to your local U.S. Census Bureau office Call
855-562-2020 select option 3, and enter your zip code.
Reach Out to a Montana Census 2020 Partnership Specialist.
Jeri Bucy
Montana Partnership Specialist
U.S. Census Bureau
Email: jeri.bucy@2020census.gov
Phone: (406) 302-2227
Chance Gillette
Montana Partnership Specialist
U.S. Census Bureau
Email: Chance.j.gillette@2020census.gov
Phone: 406-850-0199
Jihan Khalaf
Montana Partnership Specialist
U.S. Census Bureau
Email: Jihan.k.khalaf@2020census.gov
Phone: 406-439-3383
Colleen M. McCarthy
Montana Partnership Specialist U.S. Census Bureau
Email: Colleen.M.McCarthy@2020census.gov
Phone: (406) 302-2226
For Media Requests Please Contact:
Josh Manning
Media Specialist
Dallas Regional Census Office, US Census Bureau
Email: joshua.manning@2020census.gov
Phone: (406) 422-6475
HAVE YOUR CENSUS NEWS PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER
Have you been working on community outreach for the Census? Or do you have a success story you'd like to share? Contact us HERE for a chance to be published in the next newsletter and have your next digital event displayed on the 2020 Census Events Calendar at CENSUS.MT.GOV.
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