The 2020 Census does not ask whether you or anyone in your home is a U.S. citizen. Everyone counts and is counted, including non-citizens.
Your responses can only be used to produce statistics—they cannot be used against you in any way. By law, all responses to U.S. Census Bureau surveys are kept completely confidential. The law prevents the Census Bureau from sharing your information with law enforcement, and your answers cannot be used to impact your eligibility for government benefits. See "The 2020 Census and Confidentiality" for more information.
NO. The Census will be available online, by phone, and by mail. Online and phone responses can be completed in 13 languages (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Tagalog, Polish, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Japanese). A paper form will be mailed to every house that hasn’t responded by other means.
During the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will never ask you for:
If someone claiming to be from the Census Bureau contacts you via email or phone and asks you for one of these things, it's a scam, and you should not cooperate. For more information, visit Avoiding Fraud and Scams.