2019 Press Releases

Final FY2020 Appropriations Legislation Includes $6.7 Billion for 2020 Census – December 17, 2019

200+ Organizations Implore Congress to Fully Fund the 2020 Census – December 9, 2019

Americans Showing Higher Willingness to Be Counted in 2020 Census, But Distrust of Federal Government Creating Strong Headwinds – November 26, 2019

New Report Says $1.5 Trillion in Federal Funding to States and Localities Annually Depends Upon Good Census Count – November 18, 2019

Census Project Commends Senate Approval of 2020 Census Funding – Full-Year Appropriation Needed ASAP – October 31, 2019

Local Communities’ Stake for Quality 2020 Census Never Higher: New Study Shows Major Federal Funding for Cities, Towns, States At Risk – August 8, 2019

Census Experts Call on Senate to Support Robust Funding – July 29, 2019

The Census Project Says America Has Never Delayed the Census – No Good Reason to Start Now – June 28, 2019

Critical Funding Decision Ahead for 2020 Census; Every Member of U.S. House Urged to Support Full Funding – June 17, 2019

Congress Holds Joint Hearing on Economic Impact of 2020 Census: Census Project Experts Testify – May 22, 2019

Alarm Raised with Congress on Census Funding Shortfall; Census Experts Say Administration Budget is Short More Than $2 Billion – April 16, 2019

Census Project Shocked by President’s 2020 Census Budget Request – March 11, 2019

Census Experts Commend Updated Study Showing Almost $9 Trillion Next Decade from Feds to States Depends on 2020 Census – March 7, 2019

Census Bureau Gets $1 Billion Increase in Final FY2019 Funding Law  – February 15, 2019