 Written by James Whitehorne, Chief, Census Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office People living in group quarters, such as nursing homes, military barracks, and college/university student housing, are among the unique populations counted in the 2020 Census. In the upcoming 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, we'll see the first counts of this population group. Group quarters populations are counted using the 2020 Census Residence Criteria and Residence Situations residency rules, which state that we count people where they were living and sleeping most of the time as of April 1, 2020. The Residence Criteria also state that people who stay in certain types of group quarters are counted where the facility is located. Some states, however, have laws that require them to move certain group quarters populations elsewhere when they redraw their state's legislative boundaries. To help states work with our group quarters population counts, we have made the Census Geocoder available to assist states with "moving" their group quarters population to an alternate address for the purpose of redistricting.  Thursday: News Conference on Release of 2020 Census Redistricting Data On Thursday, Aug. 12 at 1 pm EDT, the Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the release of the first local level results from the 2020 Census. States use these data on race, Hispanic origin, and the voting-age population to redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts. The news briefing can be viewed on the Census Bureau's Census Live page. Dial-in information for accredited media to ask questions will be provided upon RSVP. | 
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