Census Bureau Set to Launch 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review Operation MAY 31, 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau today began mailing approximately 40,000 eligible governmental units at the tribal, state and local levels about participating in the 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review (PCGQR) operation. The 2020 PCGQR is a new, one-time operation that was created in response to public feedback received on the Count Question Resolution operation about counting group quarters' populations during the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 PCGQR gives governmental units or their representatives the opportunity to ask the Census Bureau to review their 2020 Census group quarters population counts for group quarters facilities in blocks they believe were undercounted. Group quarters include such places as college/university student housing, residential treatment centers, nursing/skilled-nursing facilities, group homes, correctional facilities, and workers' group living quarters and job corps centers. Service-based locations such as soup kitchens, mobile food vans, and domestic violence shelters are excluded from the 2020 PCGQR operation. Governments that would like to request a review of group quarters population counts for a group quarter facility within a certain block can submit their cases starting June 6, 2022, through June 30, 2023, via the Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM). The Census Bureau plans to review and respond to each respective case within 90 days of submission. Instructions on how to submit are available on the 2020 PCGQR webpage.  Learn More on America Counts Governmental units in the United States and Puerto Rico will soon receive letters and emails from the Census Bureau informing them of a new way to submit data to request a review of their official 2020 Census group quarters population counts. Approximately 40,000 tribal, state and local governments will be notified and provided information on how to participate, including details on the materials required to submit a case. New on America Counts, we answer questions about this first-ever operation that gives local governmental units an opportunity to ask for a count review of group quarters in their communities. | 
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