Census 2020 Toolkit

Note: Data collection for the 2020 Census ended Oct. 15, 2020. View the Arlington County Census 2020 Final Report.

Welcome Census Partners & Champions!

We have the resources, but you have the connections! Reach out to your network of colleagues, clients, family and friends by using the many resources listed below. We’ve got all you need to volunteer, educate, and promote throughout Census season. Just figure out what you want to do and check out these resources to help you in your census efforts.

Learn About the Census

En espanol

Take Action!

• Take the Census! Taken it already? Let others know how easy it is and encourage them to take it today!
• Call or Email a Friend – and encourage them to take the 2020 Census.  A personal touch can make the difference! Need a script? we’ve got one for email and phone!
• Include Census stories & link to my2020census.gov in your newsletters
• Add this Census promotion to your email signature block
• Use social media! Encourage everyone you know to participate in the 2020 Census on Facebook Twitter, WhatsApp, Snap Chat, Instagram #ArlingtonCounts!

Census Social Media

• Arlington Facebook and Twitter posts (click “latest”) to share
• Social Media Post
• Story post 1- Take the Census
• Story post 2- Why you should take the Census
• Story post 3- Help spread the word
• Post a Flyer

Graphics & Photos to Share

• Arlington Census Partner Logo
• PHOTOS: Census 2020 Flickr Account
• U.S. Census Bureau Outreach Materials
• Take the Census – Web banner

Arlington Videos

• Arlington: Everyone Counts
• Arlington: Why is it Important to Count Everyone?
• Arlington: Be Counted
• Arlington: Why is Census 2020 Important?
• Arlington: Who is Arlington?
• Arlington: Census 2020 Information is Safe
• Videos in Spanish/en español

Talking Points & Presentations

• Latest 2020 Census news from the Census Bureau
• Talking Points for Census
• Federal Funding Talking Points
• Census in Schools
• GAME: Census Trivia Questions & Answers
• Slideshow: Call to Action _8_10_2020

Materials & Resources

Language Guides

59 guides help respondents complete the Census
Mongolian-English-Guide Монгол 

Response Rate - Arlington

Updated Response Rate

Arlington Demographics

• Arlington Demographic Maps
• Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM)
• 2019 Arlington Profile

Signs in Multiple Languages

Download to use on Census Walking days or to post in windows:

English

(JPG, 148KB)

Arabic

(JPG, 47KB)

Amharic

(JPG, 51KB)

Mongolian

(JPG, 55KB)

Mandarin

(JPG, 56KB)

Spanish

(JPG, 47KB)

Palm Cards - Multiple Languages

Arlington Census 2020 Palm Card

Palm Cards in Additional Languages:

Amharic
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
French
Korean
Japanese
Mongolian
Portugese
Russian
Spanish
Urdu
Vietnamese

For Kids!

Library Storytime – Singalong & Learn to Count

Animal Bingo card (jpg)

Animal Bingo card (pdf)

Other Resources

How the Census Invites Everyone to Respond
(Spanish/Español)

The 2020 Census and Confidentiality 
(Spanish/Español)

More outreach materials at 2020Census.gov

News & Videos

Latest news stories in Arlington’s Newsroom (English/Spanish - search "Census" or "Censo")

Videos from the US Census Bureau