The 2020 U.S. census officially starts Tuesday in the remote villages of Alaska.

This comes after a lengthy, failed attempt by the Trump administration to ask respondents about their citizenship.

The count in the rest of the country will begin in March.

NPR’s census reporter, Hansi Lo Wang (@hansilowang), is there and speaks with Robin Young about the day’s events.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org. [Copyright 2020 NPR]