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2020 Census: Conducting and Motivating the Count: Language Resources

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2020 Census: Conducting and Motivating the Count: Language Resources

For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will provide video language guides, print language guides and language glossaries in 59 non-English languages:

Materials listed below will become available on a rolling basis.

  • Video language guides will help respondents complete the 2020 Census online.
  • Print language guides will help respondents complete the 2020 Census paper questionnaire.
  • Language glossaries will provide translations of commonly used terms for the 2020 Census.
  • Template versions of the guides and glossaries will be available for communities to create materials in additional languages.

2020 Decennial Census: Developing Public-Facing Language Products
November 03, 2021
This guide shares detailed information about the best practices implemented for the 2020 Census by the Census Bureau.
2020 Decennial Census: Language Guides (Print)
November 04, 2019
For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will provide language guides in print to help respondents complete the 2020 Census.
2020 Decennial Census: Language Guides (Video)
February 28, 2020
For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will provide video language guides to help respondents complete the 2020 Census.
2020 Decennial Census: Language Glossaries
August 01, 2019
For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will provide translations of commonly used terms in 59 non-English languages.
2020 Decennial Census: Language Templates
November 07, 2019
For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will provide template versions of the language guides and glossaries for communities to use.
2020 Decennial Census: Language Identification Card
August 18, 2020
The Census Bureau provides a Language Identification Card to 2020 Census enumerators to help identify the language spoken by a household.

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Memorandum 2018.06: 2020 Census Non-English Language Support
February 27, 2018
This memorandum documents the 2020 Census Program decision regarding the number of non-English languages that will be supported.
Page Last Revised - January 26, 2022
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