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— Howard County Executive Calvin Ball

The Census count will be critical to understanding the updated picture of our community, the needs of all our residents, and the future of our service to the public.

What is the Census?

Census Timeline

Howard County Challenges

Limited Language Access Informal, Complex Living Arrangements Declining Response Rates Increasingly Diverse Population Mobile Population Distrust in Government Limited Financial Resources Information Overload

Hard to Count Populations

• Undocumented immigrants
• Low Income Persons
• Persons with mental or physical

disabilities

• Persons experiencing homelessness
• Children Under Age 5
• 65 and Older
• Non-English speakers
• Racial and Ethnic Minorities
• African Americans
• Renters

HoCo Counts Low Response Outreach Map

MD Ju Jurisdiction Participation Rates

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 2010 2000 National

81% 74%

Working With Our Community

Leveraging Partnerships of our Complete Count Committee and their respective communities.

Complete Count Committee

African American Community Roundtable Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church Bridge to Housing Stability Chinese American Parent Association Community Action Council Conexiones Heritage House Partners Corporation Housing Commission Howard County Chinese School Indian Cultural Association ION Korean Cultural Association NAACP PATH PTA Council Pflag Chin Community Grassroots Hopeworks Council on American-Islamic Relations Celebrations Church Jewish Federation of Howard County Howard County Library System Howard County Public Schools Howard County General Hospital Howard Community College Howard County Chamber of Commerce Department of Health Department of Social Services Department of Planning and Zoning Department of Community Resources and Services Department of Recreation and Parks Police Department Fire Department Department of Housing Workforce Development Association of Community Services County Council Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 141 Cares Dollar Plus Howard County Village Centers Office of Human Rights League of Korean Americans of HoCo Lincoln College of Technology Coalition to End Homelessness UMBC Training Center-Columbia Taiwanese Association of America-Columbia

How You Can Help

• Join our Complete Count Committee
• Post flyers in your lobby
• Add Census tagline to your email signature
• Sign up to be a census hub
• Complete your 2020 Census online

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