You can make history in 2010 by participating in the 2010 Census. Completing and returning your form is one of the most important ways you can contribute to society this year. Conducted every 10 years, the census provides more than a population count. It provides a new portrait of America –shining light on how our nation has changed in the past decade and what our communities need to prosper for the next 10 years. Census data inform critical political and funding decisions on the national, state and local level, as well as provide benefits to businesses, social service and non-profit organizations and many others.
How to Participate
Participation in the 2010 Census is easy, important and safe. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete. Census forms will be mailed or delivered to households in March 2010, and every household in the United States should complete its census form upon receipt. Responding immediately by mailing back your form is the most efficient way to complete the census. Census workers will visit households that do not return the forms to take a count in person. They can be identified by a census badge and bag.
Questionnaire Assistance Centers (QAC) will be available to assist those unable to read or understand the census form, and a Language Assistance Guide also will be available in 59 languages at all QAC locations. For QAC locations near you, go to 2010census.gov.
QAC's provide in-person information and language assistance in completing your 2010 Census form.Be Counted forms are available for anyone who did not recieve a 2010 Census form or believes they were missed on their household's form. Be Counted forms available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese.
