Marilyn Stephens Assistant Regional Census Manager Atlanta Region THE ROAD TO THE 2020 CENSUS Marilyn Stephens Assistant Regional Census Manager Atlanta Region

EVERY CENSUS IS DIFFERENT

CHANGE IN ATLANTA REGION 2010 VS 2020 3 States 33.7 million people 15 + million housing units 12% of nation’s housing units Employed largest workforce of all 12 regions 7 States 60 + million people 26 + million housing units 20% of nation’s housing units Projected to employ largest workforce of all 6 regions

COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

(ROAM) Response Outreach Area Mapper

Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM)

LOW RESPONSE SCORE (LRS) Identifies tracts whose characteristics predict low census participation rate Identifies areas where special outreach and promotion efforts should be implemented

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHAN PASTIS

2020 Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) An opportunity for designated representatives to review and update statistical geographies for 2020 Census data tabulation. Coordinating agencies can review, identify, propose changes, and delineate new census tracts, block groups, census designated places (CDPs), and census county divisions (CCDs). 2 Phases: Delineation (120-day review) Verification (90-day review) To learn more about PSAP and stay up-to-date, visit www.census.gov/programs- surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html

This flyer can be accessed from the PSAP portal: www. census This flyer can be accessed from the PSAP portal: www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html

PSAP KEY DATES • March–May 2018: The Census Bureau contacts 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. • August 9, 2018: The Census Bureau began sending official invitation letters to preliminary state, county, or local points of contacts to finalize PSAP participants for every county. • Fall 2018: List of local planning agencies, councils of governments, and other primary participants published on the PSAP Web site. • January 2019: PSAP participants receive materials to provide input on the 2020 PSAP plan for statistical boundaries. Participants have 120 days to submit updates. • February 2019: PSAP webinar training begins. • January 2020: PSAP participants receive an updated 2020 PSAP plan in order to verify that the statistical boundaries are correct. Participants have 90 days to review updates.

CONTACT US Atlanta Regional Census Center Geography Department 470-889-6550 marilyn.e.stephens@census.gov 404-323-0594