Who is Counted as Part of Your Home?
If you are filling out the census for your home, you should count everyone who is living there as of April 1, 2020. This includes anyone who is living and sleeping there most of the time.
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Counting Young Children
It is important to remember to count any children who are living with you. This includes:
- All children who live in your home, including grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and the children of friends.
- Children who split their time between homes, if they are living with you on April 1, 2020.
- Newborn babies, even those who are born on April 1, 2020, or who are still in the hospital on this date.
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Babies Who Are Born on Census Day
Babies born on or before April 1, 2020, should be counted at the home where they will live or sleep most of the time, even if they are still in the hospital. Babies born after April 1, 2020, should not be counted in the 2020 Census.
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People Who Die on Census Day
People who are alive for any part of the day on April 1, 2020, should be counted in the census. People who die before April 1, 2020, should not be included.
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People Who Move on Census Day
People who are moving should be sure to count themselves just once, in one home.
- If they move into their new residence on April 1, 2020, they should count themselves at that residence.
- If they move out of their old residence on April 1, 2020, but have not yet moved into their new home, they should count themselves at their old residence.
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Visitors on Census Day
Whether to count a visitor depends on the type of visitor. Visitors who are in your home on April 1, 2020, but who will return to their usual residence, should be counted where they live and sleep most of the time. Citizens of foreign countries who are visiting the United States on vacation or business on April 1, 2020, should not be counted.
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Foreign Citizens in the United States
Citizens of foreign countries who are living in the United States, including members of the diplomatic community, should be counted at the U.S. residence where they live and sleep most of time.
Citizens of foreign countries who are visiting the United States on vacation or business on April 1, 2020, should not be counted.
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Students
- Boarding school students below the college level should be counted at the home of their parents or guardians.
- College students who are living at home should be counted at their home address.
- College students who live away from home should count themselves at the on- or off-campus residence where they live and sleep most of the time, even if they are home on April 1, 2020.
- U.S. college students who are living and attending college outside the United States are not counted in the census.
- Foreign students living and attending college in the United States should be counted at the on- or off-campus residence where they live and sleep most of the time.
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U.S. Military Personnel
People who live in housing units at military installations will be able to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail—just like those who live outside military installations.
- The U.S Census Bureau will ensure that military personnel who live in places such as barracks or military campgrounds are all counted, in much the same way that the Census Bureau counts others living in group quarters, such as students in university housing.
- Military personnel who are temporarily deployed overseas should be counted at their usual home address in the United States.
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People in Shelters
People who are living in emergency and transitional shelters that provide sleeping facilities for people experiencing homelessness should be counted at the shelter.
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People in Prisons and Correctional Facilities
People who are living in any of the following on April 1, 2020, should be counted at the facility:
- Correctional residential facilities.
- Federal detention centers.
- Federal and state prisons.
- Local jails and other municipal confinement facilities.
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People in Health Care Facilities
The following patients should be counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time, rather than at the facility:
The following patients should be counted at the health care facility in which they're staying on April 1, 2020:
- People with no usual home.
- People in psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units for long-term, non-acute care.
- People in nursing facilities.
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