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2020 Census Non-English Language Support Press Kit
The U.S. Census Bureau offers more language support for the decennial census than ever before – online, by phone and by mail. People can respond to the 2020 Census online or by phone in 12 languages, in addition to English. Consequently, 99% of all households will be able to respond to the census in their language. Furthermore, the Census Bureau will help people respond in 59 non-English languages by providing language guides to assist in filling out the English paper questionnaire.
News Release
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Press ReleaseU.S. Census Bureau Adapts Operations to Increase Call Center CapacityTo increase call center capacity, the Census Bureau is reinstating the callback option and making more employees available to respond to requests.
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Press ReleaseU.S. Census Bureau Statement on 2020 Census Call CentersDue to staffing adjustments driven by guidance regarding COVID-19, the Census Bureau is working to mitigate the impact on 2020 Census call centers.
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Press ReleaseThe 2020 Census Speaks More LanguagesOver 99% of all U.S. households will be able to respond to the census in their language.
Language Support Information
2020 Census mailings will include instructions in 12 languages in addition to English on how to respond online or by phone. The instructions will detail how to access non-English questionnaires online and will include a separate phone number for each language for contacting phone support.
The Census Bureau will also provide additional materials for the 59 non-English languages supported by the 2020 Census.
| American Sign Language> | Hindi | Russian |
| Albanian | Hmong | Serbian |
| Amharic | Hungarian | Sinhala |
| Arabic | Igbo | Spanish |
| Armenian | Ilocano | Slovak |
| Bengali | Indonesian | Somali |
| Bosnian | Italian | Swahili |
| Bulgarian | Japanese | Tagalog |
| Burmese | Khmer | Tamil |
| Chinese | Korean | Telugu |
| Croatian | Laotian | Thai |
| Czech | Lithuanian | Tigrinya |
| Dutch | Malayalam | Turkish |
| Farsi | Marathi | Twi |
| French | Navajo | Ukrainian |
| German | Nepali | Urdu |
| Greek | Polish | Vietnamese |
| Gujarati | Portuguese | Yiddish |
| Haitian Creole | Punjabi | Yoruba |
| Hebrew | Romanian |
Materials include:
- Language guides: Available in video and print. These guides will assist respondents in completing the census questionnaire.
- Language identification cards: These cards will assist census takers in identifying a language spoken by a household.
- Language glossaries: These glossaries provide key terms used in the 2020 census materials.
Language Support Resources
Phone Support
Beginning March 12, the Census Bureau will offer live, non-English help by phone between 7 a.m. – 2 a.m. ET.
Below are phone numbers for help in specified languages:
- English: 844-330-2020
- Spanish: 844-468-2020
- Chinese (Mandarin): 844-391-2020
- Chinese (Cantonese): 844-398-2020
- Vietnamese: 844-461-2020
- Korean: 844-392-2020
- Russian: 844-417-2020
- Arabic: 844-416-2020
- Tagalog: 844-478-2020
- Polish: 844-479-2020
- French: 844-494-2020
- Haitian Creole: 844-477-2020
- Portuguese: 844-474-2020
- Japanese: 844-460-2020
- English (Puerto Rico residents): 844-418-2020
- Spanish (Puerto Rico residents): 844-426-2020
Telephone Display Device (TDD): 844-467-2020 will also be available for people who have hearing impairments.
Non-English 2020 Census Press Kits
For more information, visit 2020census.gov/languages or access our press kit, 2020 Census Non-English Language Support. Also check out the non-English electronic press kits below:
Page Last Revised - February 12, 2025
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