Hercules 'How Can You Verify That Someone Is A Census Taker'

Press release from the City of Hercules:

August 24, 2020

If someone visits your home this year to collect information for the 2020 Census, check to make sure they have a valid ID badge with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date. Census workers may also carry Census Bureau bags and other equipment with the Census Bureau logo.

A look at some of the items that a census taker may carry with them, including a laptop, laptop bag, confidentiality notices, and an "Official Business" notice for their vehicle.

Census takers may also deliver a paper questionnaire by hanging it on the front door in a water-resistant plastic bag.

For more information about the 2020 Census, visit 2020census.gov. The information on this page is taken directly from the 2020census.gov website.

This press release was produced by the City of Hercules. The views expressed are the author's own.