2020 is way more than an election year! The Episcopal Church is an official partner for the 2020 Census with the U.S. Census Bureau! Watch Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry’s video explaining why the U.S. census is important and why you should get involved.
For information on how to engage, including our census engagement toolkit, visit https://episcopalchurch.org/OGR/civic-engagement
As an official partner, The Episcopal Church can help make the count as accurate as possible. 132 federal programs plus private businesses, state, and local initiatives depend on Census data for effective distribution of resources, while congressional seats are apportioned according to the Census count.
Religious denominations and institutions are well-placed to reach historically hard-to-count populations, a critical goal of the Census Bureau. Research shows that someone is more likely to take the census if they hear about it from someone they trust.
