The censustakers4 minHell Yeah!COVINGTON, LA.--Nobody was home at the house I went to enumerate, so policy requires us to try and get the information by finding a...
The censustakers2 minA Lesson in Humanity SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.--I just got my first case marked "Dangerous" today. There were warning notes about confederate flags and "Forget...
The censustakers2 minLuck is Underestimated SEATTLE--I grew up as an urban, educated, white, upper middle-class male. With the census, I had a chance to talk with people who were...
The censustakers3 minMrs. M & Hurricane Sally MOBILE, Ala.--Of all the people I interviewed for the census, Mrs. M. is one that sticks out the most. I still visit her. She's an...
The censustakers2 minWe Don't Call 911 DENTON COUNTY, Texas--I was 18 when I started work for the 2020 Census in Denton County, a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex,...
The censustakers3 minNightmare Days in Arizona EASTERN ARIZONA--So I'm on the travel team to AZ and so far things have been great! They had me working in a beautiful mountainous area...
The censustakers1 minCENCUS RURAL MINNESOTA--I closed two cases flagged with a Vietnamese language barrier today. One I got lucky on and an English speaker was home,...