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Census Complete!

Each decade, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census to get an accurate population of the United States.

The count ended on October 15, 2020.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

What’s Next?

Counts are delivered to the President& Congress – Date yet to be determined due to adjusted Census deadlines.
Redistricting begins – The city will work to draw new city district boundaries to ensure equal representation. This timeline is not yet determined due to adjusted Census deadlines.
Funding is allocated – The population numbers determine federal funding at the state and local levels to pay for new roads, schools, emergency services & more! Data from the 2010 Census helped to allocate more than $20 billion in funding to Arizona in Fiscal Year 2016 from 55 large federal spending programs.

February 2020: Group quarters counts began (assisted living / college dorms)
March 12, 2020: Public response began
April 1, 2020: Census Day
August – October 2020: Non-response, in-person follow-up
October 15, 2020: End of data collection
TO BE DETERMINED: Census counts delivered to U.S. President and Congress
TO BE DETERMINED: Deadline for redistricting counts to be sent to states