2025

If the 2026 Census Test Is Taking Place in Your Area, Prepare to Help With Gotc, Local Hiring, and Other Operational Efforts to Make the Test a Success

Learn how to strengthen most any civic campaign with census-driven insights. Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

Host at Least One Webinar About the Revised Race and Ethnicity Standards and How to Answer the New Questions

In 2024, the federal government finalized new standards for collecting race and ethnicity data—changes that will directly impact how questions are asked in the 2030 Census.

Optional: Begin Developing a Localized 5-Year Roadmap to the 2030 Census to Begin Preparing for GOTC in Your Area

Learn how to expand your census coalition. Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Continue On-The-Ground Messaging Around the Importance of the Census With Census Stories, Particularly Related to Any Positive — or Negative — Developments (Such as Redistricting and Voter Access) in the Community

Learn how to tell "stories from the heart" around the impact of the census.

Learn More About the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Operation and Begin to Identify Areas Where LUCA Review Would Be Most Helpful Using Census Bureau Tools

Work with state and local governments to help them plan and have the infrastructure, expertise, and resources to support LUCA.

Monitor and, as Appropriate, Contribute to Research and Development Decisions for the 2030 Census, Such as Residence Criteria (e.g., Where People in Prison Are Counted), Operations (e.g., Reliance on the Internet, Mapping Technologies, and Use of Administrative Records), and Questionnaire Development (e.g., Improvement of Race/Ethnicity Questions and Consideration of SOGI Questions)

Learn how to chime in on the census R&D phase to help shape its evolution.

Begin to Engage With Local and Regional Funders on 2030 Census Design/Planning and How They Can Support State and Community Organizations Engaged in Outreach Efforts

Learn how to engage with funders to build outreach capacity and resources well before 2030. Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes

Leverage 2020 Census and ACS Data for Work on Voting Rights, Other Civil and Human Rights Issues, and Social and Economic Justice Campaigns

Learn how to strengthen most any civic campaign with census-driven insights. Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

2025 Census Roadmap Hub

Important 2025 Milestones Updated March 2025. American Community Survey (ongoing). Federal Register Notice expected in 2025 ...

Here are just some of the actions you and your organization can take now through 2025 in order to become an early trusted messenger about the importance of the 2023-2025. If you haven't yet taken the previous years' actions, that's okay. It's never too late to pick up the Roadmap and get back on track.

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