2020 Census Information
2020 Census is in full re-start operation as of June 11, 2020! Census field staff have started delivering Census questionnaire packets throughout the reservation. More than 70,000 households will receive a census questionnaire packet delivered over the next few weeks. Please share within your community to expect a questionnaire to be delivered. I have included a couple sample images of one of our census workers dropping off a questionnaire packet. Again, please note that this phase of census operations will be contactless. Census workers will not be knocking on doors or interacting with anyone. They will simply leave the questionnaire packet on the doorknob.
We are encouraging households (respondents) to self respond via internet, phone or by mail as soon as they receive their questionnaire packets. There will be a unique Census ID/Code on each packet for the public to refer to once they self respond.
You can go to www.my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 or mail in your questionnaire to self respond.
We are also still actively recruiting and hiring for field Census Takers to work throughout the Navajo Nation. Census field employees enjoy weekly pay, flexible schedules, mileage reimbursement, and Census Takers are paid at $16.50 per hour! Please share the attached job ad within your community! Anyone interested may apply at www.2020census.gov/jobs
If you would like for us to participate in any events or meetings you have scheduled please do let us know and we will be happy to participate.
New field census staff participated in their initial on-boarding training session here in Window Rock over the weekend. We have taken the steps to ensure full face coverings are worn at all times and all trainees adhere to the six feet social distancing guidelines. We have limited the number of trainees per session making sure we adhere to building and distancing safety guidelines. We have also cut down the training time to only two hours of in-class training and new field staff can complete their training at home thereafter.
In response to these current unprecedented times, protecting the health and safety of our employees and the public continues to be our top priority. Census employees will be required to abide by all local health and safety guidelines, as well as any Executive Orders in places that require social distancing and use of PPE while interacting with the public.