2020 Census

The New York State Complete Count Commission

Complete Count Commission

About the Census

The New York State Complete Count Commission was created to inform and help direct the State's efforts in the upcoming 2020 Census. The Commission is analyzing previous Census undercounts and recommending ways to ensure a full and complete count for the 2020 Census.

Nationwide, hard-to-count population includes children under five years of age, people who live in dense urban settings and in very rural locations, immigrants, people of color and people who live in poverty. New York state has a disproportionally large number of people who fit into these categories.

The Commission held public hearings and events to gain public input and develop a comprehensive action plan for state, local, and non-governmental organizations to ensure an accurate count for the 2020 Census.

STATEMENT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION ON THE SUPREME COURT’S RULING REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON THE CENSUS

STATEMENT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION CO-CHAIRS ON TRUMP BACKING DOWN ON ADDING CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON THE CENSUS

STATEMENT FROM NYS COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION CO-CHAIRS ON THE PASSING OF HECTOR FIGUEROA

Gubernatorial Appointments:

Co-Chair: Rossana Rosado, New York State Secretary of State
Co-Chair: Jim Malatras, President, Rockefeller Institute of Government
Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Executive
Karim Camara, Executive Director and Deputy Commissioner, Governor's Office of Faith-Based Community Development
Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Roberta Reardon, Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor
Joseph Salvo, Chief Demographic Officer, New York City Planning Department
Lovely Warren, Mayor of the City of Rochester

Speaker of the Assembly Appointments:

Adam J. Bello, Monroe County Executive
Jose Calderón, President of the Hispanic Federation
Esmeralda Simmons, Founder & Executive Director, Center for Law & Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Minority Leader of the Assembly Appointment:

Lauren Moore, Assistant Commissioner for Libraries and New York State Librarian

Temporary President of the Senate Appointments:

Andrew A. Beveridge, Ph.D., President and CEO of Social Explorer & Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
Byron W. Brown, Mayor, City of Buffalo
Héctor J. Figueroa, President of 32BJ Service Employees International Union
Henry A. Garrido, Executive Director of District Council 37*

Minority Leader of the Senate Appointment:

*Commissioner Garrido was appointed to the Commission on October 1, 2019, replacing Commissioner Figueroa after his untimely passing.

Commission Events

The NYS Complete Count Commission held public hearings across the state to gain public input and hear from Census experts and advocates. More events may be added in the future.

March 4, 2019: WATCH: Rochester City Hall (Rochester)

March 11, 2019: WATCH: Hostos Community College (Bronx)

March 20, 2019: WATCH: SUNY Sullivan (Loch Sheldrake)

April 12, 2019: WATCH: Suffolk County Legislature - William J. Lindsay County Complex - William H. Rogers Building (Smithtown)

April 18, 2019: WATCH: Waterfront Elementary/PS 95 Auditorium (Buffalo)

April 26, 2019: WATCH: Utica State Office Building (Utica)

May 1, 2019: WATCH: Queens Borough Hall (Queens)

May 7, 2019: WATCH: Rockefeller Institute of Government (Albany)

May 22, 2019: WATCH: Adirondack Park Agency (Ray Brook)

July 24, 2019, 2 p.m.: WATCH: Binghamton University Innovative Technologies Complex, Symposium Hall (85 Murray Hill Road, Vestal, NY 13850)

July 25, 2019, 6 p.m.: WATCH: Westchester: New York Power Authority (123 Main St., White Plains, NY 10601)

July 31, 2019, 6 p.m.: WATCH: Brooklyn Borough Hall