Duval Counts 2020 Census Impact Report

Duval Counts 2020 Census

Impact Report

Thank you for serving as a 2020 Census Community Ambassador!

In partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, Mayor Lenny Curry and his administration launched the City of Jacksonville Duval Counts Complete Count Committee and developed a community-wide partnerships strategy and media campaign to ensure a complete and accurate count in Duval County. 2020 Census Strategic Partners and Community Ambassadors, people like you, played a critical role in our community's 2020 Census education, outreach, and motivation efforts.

Despite the challenges faced due to COVID-19, Duval County had its most successful complete count yet thanks to your efforts.

City Recognized For Best Practices

The City of Jacksonville was recognized in the U.S. Census Bureau's Best Practices Showcase Newsletter in January 2021 for it's efforts during the 2020 Census. Because of the City’s 2020 Census Strategic Partners and Community Ambassadors efforts, Jacksonville realized its goal of increasing self-response to ensure a more complete and accurate count of its residents.

Duval County Self-Response

2020 Census Overview

Self-response reflects households that completed their 2020 Census questionnaire either online, by phone, or by mail. The following were counted in a separate process and their count was not included in the self-response rate: people who responded through a census taker during nonresponse follow-up, people who are experiencing homelessness, or people who are living in a group housing facility (ex. military barracks, college dorms, nursing homes).

Because of your efforts, Duval County saw a 4.5% increase in

self-response from the last Census in 2010!

Duval County -

#11 out of 67 counties

National Response:

67.0%

State Response:

63.8%

Duval County Response: 67.9%

#1 out of 9 counties: Largest Self-Responding County in FL

Self-Response Rate Map

Interested to know how your Census Tract did in 2020 compared to in 2010? The 2020 Census Self-Response Rate Map shows total self-response rates, internet self-response rates, and the final 2010 Census self-response rates mapped to 2020 Census geographies. Click on orange button to view the map.

About the 2020 Census

Once a decade, America comes together to count every resident in the United States, creating national awareness of the importance of the census and its valuable statistics. The count is mandated by the Constitution and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, a nonpartisan government agency.

For 2020 Census results and updates, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Census website at www.2020Census.gov.