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Census takers to be following up with
non-responding households in Oregon
The 2020 Census
Nonresponse Follow-
up operation start this
week throughout all
counties in Oregon.
The census is one of
the few national activi-
ties the American public
does together — it’s the
largest peacetime mobi-
lization in the country.
The current self-re-
sponse rate for Oregon
is 65.4 percent. The
Census Bureau will
need to visit the remain-
ing addresses to collect
responses in person.
Households can still
respond now by com-
pleting and mailing
back the paper ques-
tionnaire they received,
by responding online at
2020census.gov, or by
phone at 844-330-2020
for English, and 844-
468-2020 for Spanish.
Households can also
respond online or by
phone in one of 13 lan-
guages and find assis-
tance in many more.
Those that respond
will not need to be visit-
ed to obtain their census
response.
What Households Can
Expect
Census takers will fol-
low local public health
guidelines when they
visit. Census takers will
be wearing masks. Cen-
sus takers must complete
a virtual COVID-19
training on social dis-
tancing protocols and
other health and safety
guidance before begin-
ning their work in neigh-
borhoods.

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Census Non-Participation Follow-Up operations
begin this week in counties throughtout Oregon.
Census takers are hired
from local communities.
All census takers speak
English, and many are
bilingual. If a census
taker does not speak the
householder’s language,
the household may re-
quest a return visit from
a census taker who does.
Census takers will
also have materials on
hand to help identify the
household’s language.
If no one is home when
the census taker visits,
the census taker will
leave a notice of their
visit with information
about how to respond
online, by phone or by
mail. People are encour-
aged to cooperate with
census takers and ensure
that everyone who was
living in their household
as of April 1, 2020, is
counted.
How to Identify Census
Takers
Census takers can be
easily identified by a val-
id government ID badge
with their photograph,
a U.S. Department of
Commerce watermark,
and an expiration date
on the badge.
To confirm a census
taker’s identity, the pub-
lic may contact the Los
Angeles Regional Census
Center at 213-314-6500
to speak with a Census
Bureau representative.

About the 2020 Census
The U.S. Constitution
mandates a census of
the population every 10
years. The goal of the
2020 Census is to count
everyone who lives in the
United States on April 1,
2020 (Census Day).
Census statistics are
used to determine the
number of seats each
state holds in the U.S.
House of Representa-
tives and informs how
billions of dollars in fed-
eral funds will be allocat-
ed by state, local and fed-
eral lawmakers annually
for the next 10 years.
For more information,
visit 2020census.gov.

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