UCI Counts: Fill out your Census today!

April 24, 2020

Hello Anteaters:

The 2020 Census is well underway and Californians have begun receiving invitations to participate from the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the official beginning of the historic count that will determine the distribution of federal funding and accurate assessment of the population for the redistricting of our state and federal districts for the coming decade.

You can now respond to the Census online at my2020census.gov and by phone by calling the numbers below.

Wondering which location you should fill out on your census form if you were displaced by COVID-19? The U.S. Census Bureau wants you to complete the form with where you were supposed to be living on April 1. College students who live off campus but have left their college or university because of COVID-19 should respond online or by phone using the address of their college/university community (not their parent or family address).

If you stayed in or left on-campus housing, UC Irvine will be submitting a ‘group enumeration’ response for you – so no action is needed on your part!

The questionnaire is quick, easy, safe, secure and confidential. The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect your answers and keep them strictly confidential. In fact, every employee takes an oath to protect your personal information for life – pursuant to Title 13 of the U.S. Code. (Punishable by jail time and/or a $250,000 fine)

Phone lines are now open to provide information about the 2020 Census and assistance with the questionnaire. Support on all language lines will end on July 31, 2020.

For more information please visit advocacy.uci.edu/census/ or follow UCI Counts on Twitter or Facebook. If you should have additional questions or need further clarification, please emailanteateradvocate@uci.edu.

Sincerely,

Willie L. Banks Jr., Ph.D. 
Vice Chancellor 
Student Affairs