Preparing for the 2030 Census
Written by: Deborah Stempowski, Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs
Working toward our goal of counting everyone in the census, including hard-to-count and historically undercounted populations, requires a wide variety of interconnected activities. The U.S. Census Bureau remains committed to looking for better ways to reach and count these populations in the 2030 Census and beyond.
As we prepare for the 2030 Census, we’re working to improve a number of interconnected activities, including how we reach out to encourage people to respond; the different ways people can respond; and how we collect and process data. These activities work together toward our goal of getting a complete and accurate count in the 2030 Census.
Toward this end, we’ve been actively engaged in dozens of research projects built on lessons learned from the 2020 Census, informed and affirmed by public feedback, and supplemented by ongoing small-scale testing. These efforts are paving the way to potential enhancements to the 2030 Census.
In two years, we’re conducting the 2026 Census Test to evaluate how well the enhancements we’ve researched and developed perform. It is the first of two major on-the-ground tests we plan in preparation for the 2030 Census.
Today, I’m excited to share our priorities for the 2026 Census Test and what we hope to learn. Continue reading...
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