If Bend is to receive its full share of Federal benefits in the coming decade, all Bend residents must respond to the Census. Every 10 years, the Federal government counts its residents and uses those number to allocate money and resources to geographic areas. If a city is undercounted because people do not fill out the Census form, the city will be shortchanged.
People can respond to the census by using their census id, address, or city and state by going to 2020census.gov and clicking respond. Or they may call 844-330-2020.
We encourage you to respond via social media, email or with printed materials. Contact: Nicholas Brown, Partnership Specialist, Deschutes County. Nicholas.a.brown@2020census.gov