Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ended the Trump administration’s plan to ask all U.S. households about their citizenship, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau this week moved forward with canvassing efforts as the first major field operation of the 10-year population count that begins in March 2020.

In a media briefing on Monday, the Census Bureau said it begin canvassing in communities to improve and refine the Census Bureau’s address list of households nationwide, which is necessary to deliver online and paper invitations to respond to the census. The address list plays a vital role in ensuring a complete and accurate count of everyone living in the U.S., officials said.  MORE