Coronavirus impact on the 2020 census

How the pandemic affects data collection

Of total games./// every ten years the federal government conducts a census a count of every living person in the united states.

But this year ?

"* the pandemic is impacting the data collection schedule.

Kimt news three's calyn thompson joins us live to explain how.xxx amy and george ?

"* starting ths week census workers will begin door knocking in minneapolis... and next week they'll come door knocking in rochester neighborhoods like this one.

The goal of the census is simple ?

"* count evey resident living in the united states.

The tally impacts both representation and funding for communities.

I'm learning the pandemic is changing the timeline for collecting information.xx x what's delayed is the census takers, the door knockers going out.

And they're not going to be out in the field as long as normal.

And there's not as many as normal.

And that worries some of us that there's not going to be a good count.

But we can avoid that by doing you and i doing our part and going online and completing the census.

If you still need to respond to the census we'll post a link on our website kimt dot com.

Live in rochester, calyn thompson, kimt news 3./// thanks calyn.

According to u?

*s census data, around 75?

"*percet of olmsted county has completed the census so far.///