This year, the Census Bureau is asking Arizona families to complete their 2020 Census forms online starting March 12. This is the first time that the census documents can be filled out online \u2013 even on a mobile device \u2013 or by phone or through traditional mail-in form.<\/p>\n
As families begin receiving notices about the 2020 Census this month, it\u2019s a good time to remember to include all children \u2013 even newborns \u2013 in the household count. In the 2010 Census, about 5% of babies, toddlers and preschoolers nationally were missed, the highest of any single age group. Many early childhood organizations that rely on accurate counts of all young children \u2013 including First Things First, Arizona\u2019s early childhood agency \u2013 are joining efforts to spread the word to Arizona families.<\/p>\n
Even Sesame Street is getting into the counting spirit. Of course, Count von Count, Sesame Street\u2019s favorite number counter, is the star of a new video explaining that the census is his favorite time of the decade. \u201cAha, ha, ha.\u201d<\/p>\n