2020 Census Information for Mid-Missouri

Host Dr. Elizabeth Allemann is joined by Sara Humm, Public Communications Specialist at the Columbia City Managers Office, to discuss how the 2020 census has been affected by the pandemic and how to submit census data. Humm also shares how census data impacts local business, nonprofits, government agencies, and more.

Show Notes

Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

• City of Columbia Press Release: Census takers begin visiting Boone County households
• Online Census Questionnaire 
• 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort (New York Times)

To confirm the identity of a census worker visiting your home, call 312-579-1500 to speak with a Census Bureau representative.

What is Community Pulse?

Community Pulse is a special report on the unfolding coronavirus situation in mid-Missouri featuring local family physician Elizabeth Allemann, M.D. and public health advocate Ginny Chadwick. Catch it live every Monday and Wednesday at 9am on KOPN 89.5 FM or streaming at kopn.org.