2020 United States Census

Twenty-forth Census
of the United States

Seal of the U.S. Census Bureau

The "Census 2020" logo
General information
Country United States
Date taken April 1, 2020

The 2020 United States Census, known as "Census 2020", will be the twenty-fourth United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, will be April 1, 2020.[1]

Introduction

As required by the United States Constitution, the U.S. census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The 2010 U.S. Census was the previous census completed. Participation in the U.S. Census is required by law in Title 13 of the United States Code.[2]

Personally identifiable information will be available in 2092.[3]

Development

The United States Census Bureau states that it "is researching modern and cost-efficient methods for the population to exercise its civic obligation to be counted in the 2020 Census."

Projections

The United States Census Bureau annually conducts population projections for the United States as a whole and individual states, which are based on data from the previous census (in this case, the 2010 census) and calculated using a cohort-component method. Population projections also take into consideration births, deaths, and net migration.[4]

At the 2020 census, the United States population is projected to be 341,387,000,[5] a 10.6% increase from the 2010 census.

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