1. Geographic Partnership Opportunities
The 2020 Census
Geographic Partnership Opportunities
Rick Campbell
Geographer
Los Angeles Regional Office
U.S. Census Bureau
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2. The 2020 Census A New Design for the 21st Century
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Census Geography Hierarchy
Survey data (sample)
Decennial Census data (100%)
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170 County Subdivisions
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298 Census Tracts
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963 Block Groups
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149,842 Blocks
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201 Incorporated Places (cities)
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26 Census Designated Places (CDPs)
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5 American Indian Areas (AIAs)
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35 State Legislative Districts
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911 Voting Districts
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Here we see the tapestry of census geography that you, working through our partnership programs, have an opportunity to influence.
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15. Geographic Partnership Opportunities The 2020 Census
RDP
Local Update of Census Addresses
Participant Statistical Areas Program
Geographic Support System
Boundary and Annexation Survey
Tools: GUPS, SWIM, Community TIGER
Boundary Quality Assessment & Reconciliation Project
Redistricting Data Program
BQARP
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Redistricting Data Program (RDP)
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17. Census Redistricting Data Program History
Passage of P.L
Blocks created for all incorporated places of 10,000 or more population
5 States (GA, MI, NY, RI, VA) contracted for statewide block coverage resulting in 78% of population and 7% of land area
Nationwide Block Coverage
Block Boundary Suggestion Project
Paper submissions and equivalency files for digitizing into Census’s “TIGER” geographic database
New race categorizations based on OMB Directive 15
Enhanced precision of Census TIGER geography
Digital submission using required Census supplied software
2020 Digital with no software restrictions but with a supplied software option
Centralized program and processing
Landmark court rulings in 1964 – Westbury v. Sanders, Reynolds V. Simms – Supreme Court clearly stated that congressional and legislative plans required adherence to “one person, one vote.”
Combine with Voting Rights Act in 1965, states realized needed granular data to comply with new parameters
Working with National Conference of State Legislatures, states lobbied Congress for passage of P.L , which requires the Census Bureau, through the Secretary of Commerce, to establish a program where states identify geographic areas for which tabulations are needed in order to conduct legislative redistricting.
States have historically ID’d census blocks and VTDs (our generic term for precincts, wards, etc.) as those areas
Program must be conducted in non-partisan manner
Tabulations must be delivered to Gov. and officers or public bodies with responsibility for legislative apportionment or districtings within one year of census day
Normally I would go into a explanation of census blocks, but I assume this audience knows what they are. If not, in short, they are smallest unit of geography for which the CB publishes decennial data. They are bounded by linear features in MAF/TIGER (roads, RRs, waterways, legal or statistical area boundaries, etc.) They nest within all other decennial geographies…all decennial geographies can be defined as a group of whole tabulation blocks.
1980 – first census after passage of PL94-171
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Census Redistricting Data Program Phase 1 – The Block Boundary Suggestion Project (BBSP)
Schedule
Activities
States can influence the 2020 tabulation blocks
Must Hold/ Do Not Hold
Missing Features
Misaligned Features
Update Area Landmark (state parks, prisons, etc.) boundaries
Block size review - NEW for 2020
Suggest updates to legal boundaries – NEW for 2020
Activity
Date
Initial Delineation
December 2015 – May 2016
Verification
December 2016 – May 2017
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Realigning or Update Features or Boundaries
Realigning the Census place boundary (blue) with the accurate locally-sourced place boundary (red)
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20. This image shows you a few things about the 2020 BBSP
This image shows you a few things about the 2020 BBSP. First, what is outlined in red are the ‘prototype’ or ‘planned’ boundaries that we are provided for the first time. So you can see how that gives users something to start to work with. The block in the center of the image had a block size indicator of ‘B” indicating that it contains an estimated 1600 – 1,999 housing units. If I were person doing the BBSP work for Howard County, MD, where this block is located, I might also know that in 2010, the population within the 2010 block (which covered almost, but not exactly the same area) was 2,696 people and 1130 housing units. The 2010 data along with the block size indicator information, helps me to target this block as a good candidate for splitting, so I have a more granular building blocks available to me for doing my post-2020 redistricting work.
Note there are a number of walking paths that would make good visible block boundaries. I can digitize them in using GUPS and then set a ‘must hold’ designation flag on them, so that they will be block boundaries in 2020.

21. Zooming back out, you can see that the block is now divided into two, and assuming no other changes, it will be delineated as 2 tabulation blocks in The BBSP participant might also like to divide it in additional locations.

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Census Redistricting Data Program Phase 2 – The Voting District Project (VTDP)
Schedule
Activities
States provide their Election Districts/Precincts/Wards
States can influence the 2020 tabulation blocks
Missing Features
Misaligned Features
Update Area Landmark (state parks, prisons, etc.) boundaries
Suggest updates to legal boundaries – NEW for 2020
Activity
Date
Initial Delineation
December 2017 – May 2018
Verification
December 2018 – May 2019
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Census Redistricting Data Program Phase 3 – Data Delivery
Schedule
Content
P.L Redistricting Data File
Race and Race for the Population 18 Years and Over
Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race and Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race for the Population 18 Years and Over
Occupancy Status (Housing)
Group Quarters – NEW for 2020
Geographic Support Products
Shapefiles
Maps (PDF only)
Block Assignment Files
Block to Block Relationship Files – NEW (timing) for 2020
Activity
Date
Geographic support products
November 2020 – February 2021
P.L Redistricting Data
February 2021 – March 31, 2021
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Census Redistricting Data Program Phase 4 – Collection of the New Plans
Collect 118th Congressional and new State Legislative District Plans – November 2021 to May 2022
Continuous collection of Congressional plans on a 2-year cycle
Continuous collection of State Legislative District Plans on a 2-year cycle
Two versions collected - official and tabulation
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Voting Rights Data
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race and Ethnicity
Annual Tabulation
Calculated using the American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Researching the addition of other geographies
Released in the 1st week of February each year
Section 203 Language Determinations
New determinations conducted every 5 years
Identifies counties or townships where language assistance is needed for voting
Expected publication in the Federal Register – December 2016
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2020 Census Redistricting Data Program
The Census Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office (CRVRDO) is the point of contact for the state designated non-partisan liaison regarding the Redistricting Data Program
Liaisons have the option to parcel work out to others and then review
Liaisons must certify all work being submitted to Census for processing
The CRVRDO will facilitate legal boundary updates with the Boundary and Annexation Survey team and the area’s highest elected official
The CRVRDO will continue outreach and education on Census related issues of interest to the redistricting community
Colleen Joyce
Assistant Chief, Census Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office
More info at
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Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)
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28. 2020 Local Update of Census Addresses Program A once-a-decade-opportunity for designated representatives to review the addresses that will be used to conduct the Decennial Census
Single, Simplified Option:
Title 13, Full Address List Review
Reduce the number of deleted LUCA records in field verification activities     
Reduce the burden and the complexity of LUCA
Continuous feedback throughout the decade through the GSS program
No Boundary & Annexation Survey as LUCA component for 2020
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2020 LUCA Program New for 2020
Include census structure coordinates in the census address list and allow partners to return their structure coordinates as part of their submission
Provide ungeocoded (no geographic coordinates) U.S. Postal Service Delivery Sequence File addresses to State and County partners
Provide address list in more standard formats (.xlsx & .csv)
We’ll provide address counts in early 2017 and a public geocoding tool so you can geocode your address list to assess whether you’d like to participate
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30. 2020 LUCA Program Participation Options & Schedule
Tentative Schedule:
Program invitation: July 2017
Materials Available for Review: February 2018
LUCA Feedback Provided: August 2019
LUCA Appeals: October 2019
GUPS (Geographic Update Partnership Software )
Digital (Commercial GIS/Spreadsheet/Database software)
Paper Address List and Maps
(Available only to governments with < 6000 addresses)
Background imagery on paper maps?
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Geographic Support System GSS: Opportunity to submit addresses and spatial data to Census Bureau on a continual basis
Goal: Add new addresses to the Master Address File (MAF), new streets to TIGER, and resolve address and spatial inconsistencies
Must meet minimum Address Guidelines
After acquiring partner data, Census performs content verification to determine usability
Crosswalk, standardize, match, and geocode partner addresses and structure points using Master Address File
Match street centerline data to ID differences, calculate spatial accuracy (CE95 method) of partner data using GPS control points
Data Content Guidelines
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Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP)
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2020 Participant Statistical Areas Program Opportunity for designated representatives to review and update statistical geographies for 2020 Census data tabulation
Enables coordinating agencies to review, identify, propose changes and delineate new census tracts, block groups, census designated places (CDPs), and census county divisions (CCDs).
TSAP folded into PSAP: ONE program on one schedule 
2 Phases: Delineation (120-day review)
Verification   
Standard & Tribal Stat Areas
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35. 2020 PSAP “Plan” New for 2020
Census Bureau intends to create a 2020 statistical areas “plan” for both the standard and tribal statistical geographies, which our partners can review and update
Lessens burden on our partners
Ensures that ALL statistical geographies are reviewed/updated consistently
More extensive review than just criteria thresholds
Partners can update the 2020 “plan” OR
they have option to update from 2010 statistical
geography base
GOAL: Clean, Consistent Statistical Geography Nationwide
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36. 2020 PSAP Participation Options & Schedule
Tentative Schedule:
Program invitation: Spring 2017
Materials Available: Winter 2018
PSAP Verification: Fall/Winter 2019
GUPS
Geographic Update Partnership Software
Standard Statistical Geographies:
Tribal Statistical Geographies:
GUPS or
Paper Maps
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Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)
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Annual Boundary & Annexation Survey Legal Boundaries in Effect on January 1
Annual Survey to collect legal Boundaries in effect on January 1 of the BAS year
Boundaries are used to tabulate data for
Decennial Census (year ending in 0)
Economic Censuses (years ending in 2, 7)
Population Estimates Program (annually)
American Community Survey (annually)
Survey sent starting in December, Materials available
(BAS 2017 survey sent in December 2016)
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39. Boundary & Annexation Survey
Deadlines & Participation Options
Deadlines:
March 1 of Survey Year: updates reflected in American Community Survey (ACS) and Population Estimates Program (PEP)
May 31 of Survey Year: updates reflected in the following year’s BAS
Participation Options:
GUPS (Geographic Update Partnership Software )
Digital (Commercial GIS)
Paper Maps
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40. Boundary & Annexation Survey Coordination with Redistricting
As part of 2020 Redistricting Data Program, State RDP
Liaisons may submit boundary updates in Phase 1 (BBSP)
& Phase 2 (VTD) new for 2020
Census BAS staff coordinates any RDP-submitted updates with local BAS official for the jurisdiction
More info on 2020 Redistricting Data Program:
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41. BAS Consolidation by the State or a County Government
State-Level BAS consolidation:
Appropriate where state law dictates that all governments within the state must provide legal changes to a state office
County-Level BAS Consolidation:
County responds to BAS for governments within the county (entities must agree)
Consolidation can eliminate duplication of effort, save $$, ensure boundary changes are being reported, contributes to the NSDI
(Census Bureau is boundary steward under OMB Circular A-16)
Good Opportunity to Update Boundaries before LUCA!
More info at
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42. Boundary Validation Program January 2020
Highest Elected Officials and Tribal Chairs provided maps of jurisdictional boundaries for review and update
Boundaries as of January 1, 2020 that will be used for 2020 Census data tabulation
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43. Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project BQARP
Goal: Improve legal and administrative spatial boundary
quality in MAF/TIGER System
Compare locally sourced data (we acquire whole data sets,
not transaction polygons) to adjust Census boundaries
Align to parcel and PLSS boundaries, where applicable
Coordinate efforts with State partners
Lock boundaries in place to prevent changes without
legal documentation
Independent of BAS
Public lands (FS, BLM, NPs, Military, etc.)
BQARP Map Example 1
BQARP Map Example 2
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Realigning the Census place boundary (blue) with the accurate locally-sourced place boundary (red) 44 44

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Census Bureau Geographic Partnership Tools GUPS: Geographic Update Partnership Software
Self-contained GIS software package that allows partners with or without GIS software to digitally participate in Census geographic programs, including address updates
Replaces the MAF/TIGER Partnership Software (MTPS)
Includes built-in tools and verification checks to ensure your data output adheres to program criteria and is formatted correctly so it can be accepted and processed by Census
Supports all Geographic Partnership Programs:
RDP Redistricting Data Program
LUCA Local Update of Census Addresses
PSAP Participant Statistical Areas Program
SDRP School District Review Program
BAS Boundary & Annexation Survey
PUMA Public Use Microdata Areas
TAZ/TAD Traffic Analysis Zones/Traffic
Analysis Districts
CQR Count Question Resolution
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47. This image shows you a few things about the 2020 BBSP
This image shows you a few things about the 2020 BBSP. First, what is outlined in red are the ‘prototype’ or ‘planned’ boundaries that we are provided for the first time. So you can see how that gives users something to start to work with. The block in the center of the image had a block size indicator of ‘B” indicating that it contains an estimated 1600 – 1,999 housing units. If I were person doing the BBSP work for Howard County, MD, where this block is located, I might also know that in 2010, the population within the 2010 block (which covered almost, but not exactly the same area) was 2,696 people and 1130 housing units. The 2010 data along with the block size indicator information, helps me to target this block as a good candidate for splitting, so I have a more granular building blocks available to me for doing my post-2020 redistricting work.
Note there are a number of walking paths that would make good visible block boundaries. I can digitize them in using GUPS and then set a ‘must hold’ designation flag on them, so that they will be block boundaries in 2020.

48. SWIM: Secure Web Incoming Module
Official web portal for uploading partnership materials to the Census Bureau
User
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49. Community TIGER: Address & Spatial Data Sharing
Partnership with Esri
No-cost access to ArcGIS software
Cloud environment
Standardizes local data
Validates data prior to submittal
Manages data submittals
Adheres to Census Bureau minimum data standards
Supports National Address Database development
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50. How it works Community TIGER Workflow
Work in your ArcGIS desktop environment or
in a virtual desktop environment
Send requesting Community TIGER registration to to get started
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The 2020 Census
Key Geographic Partnership Activities
BAS 2016 deadline to be included in ACS, PEP - March 1
BAS 2016 deadline for updates to be included in next year’s BAS - April 31:
BAS annual invitation to update legal boundaries - December
LUCA Advance Notice sent to Highest Elected Officials – January
BAS 2017 deadline to be included in ACS, PEP - March 1
BAS 2017 deadline for updates to be included in next year’s BAS - April 31:
LUCA Invitation to review Master Address File –July 2017
BAS 2018 – annual invitation to update legal boundaries - December
LUCA materials available for review- February (120 days)
PSAP materials available for review -December 120 days
BAS schedule repeated as above
LUCA Feedback provided to participants - August
LUCA Appeals Process - October
PSAP Verification materials available for review- Fall/Winter
BAS schedule repeated as above )
Boundary Validation Program maps sent to HEO/Tribal Chair -January
Census Day – April 1, 2020
Apportionment Counts to the President- by December 31, 2020
BAS schedule repeated as above
Redistricting Counts to the State- by March 31, 2021
BAS schedule repeated as above
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52. Visit Our Census Geographic Partnerships Page
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Contact Information:
Thank you
Thank you
Rick Campbell
Geographer, Los Angeles Regional Office
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