Press Release

NEW JERSEY – March signals the beginning of official Census Bureau mail being sent to homes throughout New Jersey with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail. All leading up to April 1st, Census Day, where the official Census count begins. Ahead of Census Day, Assemblywoman and New Jersey Complete Count Commissioner Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex) released the following statement:

“The State of New Jersey has an enormous opportunity in the upcoming decennial Census to have an accurate count of our population and our sizeable growth over the past decade. Census results apportion billions of federal dollars, allocate New Jersey’s representation in Congress and have a direct impact on every community in New Jersey.

“Over the past year, the State of New Jersey and Middlesex County specifically have been hard at work supporting 2020 Census outreach efforts and as Census Day rapidly approaches, it is important that every person completes their Census form. The Census form is easy to complete, and all responses are confidential, safely secured and protected by federal law.

“New Jersey has lost congressional seats in the past Census and especially vulnerable populations like children under the age of 5 were drastically undercounted in the 2010 Census. The goal of an accurate and complete Census count is achievable, and we all have a part to play to ensure New Jersey gets its fair share!”

For any questions on the Census, please visit 2020census.gov or https://nj.gov/state/census