Census Bureau delays deadline for 2020 count by 2 weeks The U.S. Census Bureau is delaying the deadline for counting everyone in the U.S. by two weeks because of the spreading novel coronavirusFILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, a worker gets ready to pass out instructions on how to fill out the 2020 census during a town hall meeting in Lithonia, Ga. That accounts for 14% of total households in the U.S., according to Census Bureau figures released Friday. The Census Bureau is required by law to turn in state population counts to the president by Dec. 31. The 2020 census will help determine how many congressional seats each state gets, as well as the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal spending. “Extending census operations is not the same as delaying the census," The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Census Task Force said in a statement.

Source: ABC News March 20, 2020 20:08 UTC