New Mexico Counts 2020

You Count in the 2020 Census!

Bevisible. Beheard. Becounted.

Every year, nearly $1 billion is distributed to our tribes, but only if everyone is counted! Funding supports housing, elder programs, education, and more.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE CENSUS

Make sure you complete your census as soon as you receive an invitation or full form from the U.S. Census Bureau. For questions, call (844) 330-2020 or visit 2020Census.gov.

As the year 2020 began, so did the decennial enumeration of people in the country. New Mexico was considered the state most at risk for an undercount because of our rural, Hispanic and Native American populations because they are considered the hardest to reach and count. In fact, in the 2000 Census, New Mexico was undercounted by two percent. Though small, this undercount led to a shortfall of over $1 billion federal dollars.

In 2020, even a one percent undercount, or just 20,000 people, would mean a $600 million impact over a decade. Federal dollars weren’t the only thing at stake. Census data impacts how Congressional districts are drawn; state, county, local governments and school districts use this data to make planning decisions.

The New Mexico Counts 2020 outreach campaign, supported by Albuquerque Community Foundation and 10 other funders, helped ensure that all New Mexicans were counted in the 2020 Census. The campaign, co-chaired by Foundation CEO Randy Royster and Allan Oliver, Executive Director of Thornburg Foundation, distributed $881,500 to 83 nonprofit organizations serving immigrants, young children and the Native American population. NM Counts 2020 also invested $392,425 in coordination efforts to help engage and encourage a complete count.