Councilman Canek Aguirre, chair of Alexandria’s 2020 Census Complete Count Committee, spoke with the Alexandria Times about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outreach efforts.
The Alexandria Times
April 2, 2020
Every 10 years, the federal government undertakes the massive effort of trying to count every person living in the country as part of the U.S. census.
Under normal circumstances, the process can be a challenge. But with ongoing social distancing measures put in place due to the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, the U.S. Census Bureau and the city have had to fundamentally change their approach to the 2020 census.
“We basically have had to throw about 90 percent of what we’re doing out the window and restart anew,” Councilor Canek Aguirre, who serves on the city’s Complete Count Committee, said.
Although the strategy is different, the goal is the same: Count every resident.
