2010 Census: Research and News
On December 21, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2010 Census, including the national population, state populations, and apportionment.
Nation Achieves 74
Percent Final Mail
Participation in 2010
Census
In early November, the 2010 Census entered the data capture and processing phase. To learn more about the process, see Data Capture >>
Key Dates
MARCH 2010:
Census forms mailed or delivered to households
APRIL 1, 2010:
National Census Day — residents provide information about their household as of this date
APRIL – JULY 2010:
Census takers visit households that did not return a form by mail
DECEMBER 2010:
Census Bureau delivers population information to the President for apportionment
MARCH 2011:
Census Bureau completes delivery of redistricting data to states
DECEMBER 2011:
Census Bureau publishes results of survey to measure the quality of census coverage
Research and News
January 2011
Census Bureau to Release Local 2010 Census Data for Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia, U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2010: Gains and Losses in Congress, Matt Bloch, Matthew Ericson, and Kevin Quealy, The New York Times
State Population Estimates and Census 2010 Counts: Did They Match?, D'Vera Cohn, Pew Research Center
The 2010 Congressional Reapportionment and Latinos, Mark Hugo Lopez and Paul Taylor, Pew Hispanic Center
December 2010
Census Data: Blacks and Hispanics Take Different Segregation Paths, William H. Frey, The Brookings Institution
2010 Census Counts Nearly 309 Million Americans, Kelvin Pollard and Mark Mather, Population Reference Bureau
2010 Census: Key Efforts to Include Hard-to-Count Populations Went Generally as Planned; Improvements Could Make the Efforts More Effective for Next Census, U.S. Government Accountability Office
2010 Census: Data Collection Operations Were Generally Completed as Planned, but Long-standing Challenges Suggest Need for Fundamental Reforms, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Did the 2010 Census Tell Us Anything New?, William H. Frey, The Brookings Institution
November 2010
Interstate Migration Has Fallen Less Than You Think, Justin Wolfers, The Brookings Institution
October 2010
Nation Achieves 74 Percent Final Mail Participation in 2010 Census, U.S. Census Bureau
Five Facts about the 2010 Census, Scott Allard, The University of Chicago
September 2010
New Population Estimates Show Slight Changes For 2010 Congressional Apportionment, With A Number of States Sitting Close to the Edge, Election Data Services
A Data-Filled Fall, Robert Groves, U.S. Census Bureau
So What Happens Now?, Robert Groves, U.S. Census Bureau
Same-Sex Couples in US Census Bureau Data: Who Gets Counted and Why?, Gary J. Gates, UCLA School of Law
August 2010
U.S. Population Tops 309 Million (We Think…), Mark Mather, Population Reference Bureau
$1.6 Billion in 2010 Census Savings Returned, U.S. Census Bureau
July 2010
2010 Census Operational News Briefing, Robert Groves, U.S. Census Bureau
June 2010
Immigration in America 2010, Population Reference Bureau
Texas Gains, Suburbs Lose in 2010 Census Preview, William H. Frey, The Brookings Institution
Childlessness Up Among All Women; Down Among Women with Advanced Degrees, Gretchen Livingston and D’Vera Cohn, Pew Research Center
2010 Census Operational News Briefing, Robert Groves, U.S. Census Bureau
Number of Temporary 2010 Census Workers Paid by Week and Census Region, U.S. Census Bureau
May 2010
An Impending National Transformation, Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, The Brookings Institution
Census 2010 Participation Rate Analysis - The Challenge Ahead, Center for Urban Research, City University of New York
In Counting Illegal Immigrants, Certain Assumptions Apply, Carl Bialik, The Wall Street Journal
State of Metropolitan America: On the Front Lines of Demographic Transformation, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
April 2010
U.S. Census Bureau Commends Chicago on High Mail Participation Rate, Jim Accurso, U.S. Census Bureau
The Numbers Are In: 72 Percent of Nation's Households Mail Back 2010 Census Forms, U.S. Census Bureau
2010 Census Operational Press Briefing, U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2010 Participation Rate Analysis - Week 4, Center for Urban Research, City University of New York
Census nears 2000 mail-in response rate, Carol Morello, Washington Post
Budget 2011: More Data for Metros, Andrew Reamer, The Brookings Institution
2010 Census: Illinois Approaches Its 2000 Mail Participation Rate, U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2010 Participation Rate Analysis - Week 3, Center for Urban Research, City University of New York
Latinos and the 2010 Census: The Foreign Born Are More Positive, Mark Hugo Lopez and Paul Taylor, Pew Hispanic Center
2010 Census by the Numbers: Door-to-Door Follow-up, U.S. Census Bureau
March 2010
Census Bureau Rolls Out New Interactive Google Maps Showing 2010 Census Participation Rates, U.S. Census Bureau
2010 Census Mail Participation Rates in Chicago Behind Rest of the Nation, U.S. Census Bureau
Brookings Podcast: The 2010 Federal Census, Andrew Reamer, The Brookings Institution
Data Collection Is Under Way, but Reliability of Key Information Technology Systems Remains a Risk, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Counting for Dollars: The Role of the Decennial Census in the Distribution of Federal Funds, Andrew Reamer, The Brookings Institution
2010 Census on GAO's High Risk List, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Getting the “Right Count”: Census 2010 and the Possibility of Undercount in Chicago, Scott Allard, University of Chicago
Why Filling Out Your Census Form Helps End Poverty, Nadeen Israel, Heartland Alliance
Census Bureau Special Edition Facts for Features: 2010 Census by the Numbers, U.S. Census Bureau, PR Newswire
February 2010
Mujeres Latinas Volunteers Inform Pilsen Residents of 2010 Census, Allison Clark, Medill Reports
10 Years, 10 Key Findings About U.S. Population, Population Reference Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau Online Mapping Tool Helps Communities Prepare for 2010 Census, Population Reference Bureau
Illinois Families and Their Use of Multiple Service Systems, Robert M. George, Cheryl Smithgall, Roopa Seshadri, and Peter Ballard, Chapin Hall
Five Myths About the 2010 Census and the U.S. Population, William H. Frey, The Washington Post
January 2010
Most View Census Positively, But Some Have Doubts, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Conducting the 2010 Census, Scott Keeter, Social and Demographic Trends, PewResearchCenter Publications