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2020 Census: COVID-19 Presents Delays and Risks to Census Count

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 9, 2020
Release Date June 9, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-551R
Summary:

This correspondence is our third update on 2020 Census activities and operations. It includes information from our ongoing work on challenges raised by COVID-19.

Delays and changes to operations as a result of COVID-19 may threaten the accuracy, timeliness, and cost effectiveness of the count. As operations restart, the Census Bureau will need to consider multiple ways to counter these challenges.

For example, following COVID-19, door-to-door interviewing may be less likely or effective, affecting both non-response follow-ups and independent surveys that assess the quality of the count.

Census worker approaching house

Census worker approaching house

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