As we see time and again on Reddit, redditors are community-minded and rise to any occasion to support one another. Whether it’s offering support to each other during the coronavirus pandemic, or sharing information on how to request an absentee ballot, redditors continue to help each other on the issues that matter. The 2020 Census is no different, and we’re here today to share information on how the count will go on — safely — despite the COVID situation.

April 1st might be April Fools, but it is also Census day in the United States. As we’ve mentioned on Reddit before, the Census is a constitutionally mandated function of our government that requires the count of everyone living in the United States of America, and Reddit is committed to helping support public participation. In light of the safety and public health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to know that you can do your civic duty and respond to the Census from the comfort of your own, socially distant, home.

By now all households have likely received an invitation by mail to participate in the Census, with a unique household code. But even if you misplace the letter/ID number for your household, you can still go on-line at https://my2020census.gov/ to complete the form without that code. And if you’re a college student with questions about how you should respond, this explainer video from the Bureau offers some answers.

And for those who, like us, believe that DataIsBeautiful, you can dig in here to see response rates in your area and across the country.

Finally, to educate the community on how to best respond to the 2020 Census we are excited that Ron Jarmin, the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Census Bureau, will be back to join us for another AMA® in honor of Census Day (if you missed his first one, check it out here).

Ron Jarmin

Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Census Bureau

His AMA session will take place on Wednesday, April 1, at 1:00pm EST in r/IAmA:

Photo: census.gov

Dr. Ron S. Jarmin is the U.S. Census Bureau’s deputy director and chief operating officer. He previously served as the associate director for economic programs. He led the team for the 2017 Economic Census, overseeing a move to 100 percent Internet data collection and leveraging enterprise investments to minimize system, application, and dissemination costs. Dr. Jarmin holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oregon. An elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, he has published papers in the areas of industrial organization, business dynamics, entrepreneurship, technology and firm performance, urban economics, data access, and statistical disclosure avoidance.

You can find Ron’s other recent AMA session in r/politics here: