A 2020 census form. (Image courtesy of the California Secretary of State)

Along with nearly every facet of American life, the 2020 U.S. census is being reshaped — sometimes in complex and unforeseen ways — by the coronavirus and people’s response to it.

The decennial effort to count every person living in the United States kicked off March 12, when tens of millions of invitations to participate were sent out across the country.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.