2020 Census

Michigan is counting on you to get counted!

2020 Census

The 2020 Census form is now available online and residents will be receiving printed forms in the mail soon. Kalamazoo Public Library is urging all Kalamazoo residents to make sure they fill it out. Why? Libraries are directly affected by the Census through population-based federal funding such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services grants to states under the Library Services and Technology Act. And this effect is magnified many times for other vital programs that serve our most vulnerable communities—federal funding for Medicaid, public housing, and the National School Lunch Program, to name a few. Working to ensure a complete count is fundamentally an issue of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Visit our Census Information page to learn more about the Census, why it is important and access the online form.