Bob Godfrey

In the midst of all the coronavirus daily updates and information, I would like to take a moment to bring special attention and remind you to complete the 2020 Census.

Most of you should have already received an invitation in your mailbox to complete the questionnaire. Areas that are less likely to respond online will receive a paper form along with the invitation to respond online or over the phone.

Please check your mailbox and, if you can, I strongly encourage you to take a few minutes and complete the form online. Each household has been given a unique 12-digit number to access the questionnaire online or by phone. The number is used to register and answer basic questions about the size and type of residence along with the name, age, gender and ethnicity of everyone living in the home.

Bilingual invitations have been sent to neighborhoods where at least one-fifth of residents speak Spanish. The letters in English and Spanish can be viewed by clicking here. In addition, the U.S. Census Bureau is providing the Internet Self-Response Instrument and Census Questionnaire Assistance in 12 non-English languages; enumerator instrument, bilingual paper questionnaire, bilingual mailing, and field enumeration materials in Spanish; and language guides, language glossaries, and language identification card in 59 non-English languages.

Nearly $11 billion in federal funding for Connecticut will be determined by the data collected by the census so it’s important that we get it right.

Remember, the census data is protected by Title 13 and any personal information given to the U.S. Census Bureau cannot be shared with any federal, state, or local entity.

Please visit CT.gov/Census for more information.

It took me less than five minutes to do it. You can too, from the comfort of your home. It was easy. It was safe. It is completely confidential. Let's all be counted.