Welcome to Everyone Counts!

This book introduces young children to the 2020 Census in a fun, interactive way. The 2020 Census begins in 

March 2020 and is the official count of everyone living in the United States and its territories.

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts this count every 10 years. Responses will drive federal funding for your 

community over the next 10 years, including funds for key programs that help children, like schools, child care, food 

assistance, and health care.

Whether a child is related to you or not, everyone in your home must be counted. This is what you need to know 

about counting children:

1. Your responses to the census are private and will be kept confidential, as required by law.

2. Count children who live with you even if their parents do not.

3. Count every child who lives or sleeps in your home at least half of the time.

4. If a child’s time is evenly divided between two households, count where the child is on Census Day—April 1, 2020.

5. Count newborns, even if they are in the hospital on April 1, 2020.

Decide who in your home will complete the 2020 Census to make sure every child is counted. Completing the 

census form is easy and can be done online, by phone, or by mail. Counting every child in your home is an easy way 

to help shape a brighter future for children and to teach them that everyone counts!

For more information, go to 2020CENSUS.GOV.

Hi! I’m C.B. Look for me 

inside the book to find 

fun activities like coloring, 

drawing, and counting!

1
Fill in the blank spaces below with information about you.

My name is

I am years old.

I live in 

There are people living in my home.

2
Draw a picture of everyone who lives in your home.

3
Everyone counts, 

so let’s start to play.

4
Let’s count everyone 

in the U.S. of A.

5
Everyone counts in homes really tall.

We also count people in homes really small.

6
These two pages look almost the same. But they aren’t 

the same. Can you circle the 5 differences?

7
We count all the people 

who live on the farm.

Color these pages.

8
The farmers, their kids 

--NOT the cow by the barn!

HEY!

9
We count all who live 

behind your front door...

Even cousins or uncles 

up on the third floor.

Step 1: Count everyone in the home.

Step 2: Find and circle these 

items on this page.

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We count grandpas and grandmas, 

and, oh, by the way,

We even count babies 

whose age is 1 day!

12
Put your hand in the circle and 

trace it, then count all your fingers.

13
The census counts people 

from Alaska to Maine.

We count when it’s sunny. 

We count in the rain.

Color in where you live. 

14
We count in big cities 

and towns that are small.

U.S. territories count too. 

We count in them all.

15
Everyone counts --all your 

neighbors and friends.

Count how many people are 

on these two pages. 

16
The census keeps counting 

till the counting ends.

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So give it a try and count every face. 

The numbers add up when you go everyplace.

18
Count everyone here and trace their 

number on their card.

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Online

We’ll keep on counting 

till the counting is through
And we need lots of help 

from kids just like you!

Phone

Mail

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Visit 2020CENSUS.GOV to find out how to complete the 2020 Census form.

Use your favorite color to check this box 

when your home has completed the census.

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What do you think you will 

look like when you’re older? 

Draw your future here.

My Future Self

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For more information, go to 2020CENSUS.GOV.