(MURFREESBORO) Our community will benefit from you being counted. Fill-out your census information and return it quickly. The census is how Rutherford County and its municipalities get their fair share of tax dollars based on population.

The U.S. Census Bureau continues to monitor the impacts COVID-19 has on 2020 Census operations and follow guidance of federal, state and local health authorities to ensure the safety our staff and the public. The Census Bureau is ready to announce resumption of other operations in addition to the Update Leave operation and fingerprinting of new hires, which are already underway, in order to conduct a complete and accurate 2020 Census.

As of today, over 90 million households have responded to the 2020 Census, with over four in five households doing so online. People can still respond on their own online, over the phone or by mail -- all without having to meet a census taker.

The 2020 Census is being counted right now.

Please complete your form online, by phone, or by mail when your invitation to respond arrives. Visit my2020census.gov to begin.