The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) — in alignment with Alabama Counts — announced Tuesday the U.S. Census Bureau has informed the state it plans to extend the2020 census deadline until Oct. 5 nationwide, including in Alabama.

The extension announcement comes from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, providing the ability for people to have additional time to self-respond to the census questionnaire and for door-to-door census takers to record households that haven't yet responded.