What:
U.S. Census Bureau officials will hold an audio news conference to share updates on 2020 Census operations and next steps. A live media Q&A session will immediately follow the briefing.
As of Oct. 19, 99.98% of all housing units and addresses nationwide were accounted for in the 2020 Census with 67.0% accounted for through self-response online, by phone or by mail, and 32.9% accounted for through the Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) operation. In all states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, more than 99% of all addresses have been accounted for, and in all but one state that number tops 99.9%.
When:
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at 2 p.m. EDT
Who:
* Albert E. Fontenot, Jr., Associate Director for Decennial Programs, U.S. Census Bureau
* Tim Olson, Associate Director for Field Operations, U.S. Census Bureau
* Michael C. Cook, Sr., Chief, Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau (moderator)
Access:
Call, enter and follow the voice prompts. The news briefing will consist of an audio conference only. Please dial in 15-30 minutes early to allow time for registration. Q&A participation is limited to accredited media only following the presentation.
The event will be recorded and available for viewing after the event in the Operational Press Briefing press kit.
RSVP:
Members of the media who would like to attend this news conference, please RSVP here.
Interviews:
Please contact the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office at pio@census.gov or call 301-763-3030 to request an interview.
Online Press Kit:
Access the Census Bureau’s 2020 Census press kit in the Census Bureau Newsroom. For more information, visit 2020census.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of Census Bureau
