2020 Census

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: Residents of the District of Columbia rally for statehood near the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. On Monday, the House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing on legislation that the House passed last summer that would establish the District of Columbia as the 51st state. The District has a population of nearly 700,000 residents. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/03/20: In this photo illustration, U.S. Census 2020 materials received in the mail with an invitation to fill out census information online since field work has been suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo Illustration by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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