You count! Take part. Census 2020.

Shape your future

Help your community get its fair share

A complete count means more funding for local communities and fair representation in Congress for California.

Increase resources for college students

The census drives federal money for student loans, investment in higher education, affordable housing, and where businesses locate jobs.

Build a California where everyone counts

An accurate count means delivering services, building new infrastructure and providing money and resources for everyone, including those who are not eligible to vote.

Get counted

Every living person residing in the U.S., regardless of age, legal status or permanent residence should be counted in the census.

COVID-19 Update: If your college is closed due to coronavirus, think about where you would normally be living while attending school, and use that to determine how you can participate in the census.

Did you live on campus?

Your campus will count you!

If you usually live in a dorm or other on-campus UC housing, your campus will count you automatically or follow up with instructions for how to participate.

Just make sure to let your parents know NOT to count you: You should be counted at your school address and not as part of your parents’ household.

Did you live off campus?

You need to fill out the census.

Fill out the census based on where you would have been living while attending school. Starting March 12th, you’ll receive an invitation in the mail with a unique census ID number.

Use that number to fill out the form online or over the phone. If you don’t have that number, you can still fill out the census — you just need to answer a couple questions verifying who you are. If you prefer to fill out a paper form, they’ll mail you one in early April.

Complete the census by October 15.

FYI: If you live with roommates or your family, make sure you or someone in your house fills out the form and you are counted as part of the household.