💬 In Case You Missed It: 2030 Census Feedback and More

Public Comments from the 2030 Census Federal Register Notice Are Publicly Available

As part of Design Selection Phase, we engaged with the public for ideas. For the first time, the public had the opportunity to formally give input on planning and designing the next census through a Federal Register Notice.

We sought public feedback on specific topics with the goal of helping ensure everyone is counted, especially historically undercounted populations. These topics included: reaching and motivating everyone to respond to the census, technology, new data sources, how we contact the public, and how we provide support to the public.

We received over 8,000 comments, which are included in over 1,400 public submissions on Regulations.gov. These are now being assessed and prioritized by Census Bureau experts and federal advisory committees. This review process will allow us to better integrate them into our 2030 Census research agenda as well as our 2030 operational design.

📺 Watch the Video: 2030 Census Federal Register Notice Update: Your Ideas Are Important to Us

Learn What’s Next for 2030 Census Planning

The Census Bureau will:

• Continue developing the operational design: We will continue gathering input from a broad knowledge base to develop the operational design and finalize our research portfolio.
• Continue discussing census content: We will continue working with federal statistical agencies and other stakeholders on topics such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity, that could affect what the census asks about.
• Share updates on our planning and research: We will continue to post updates about our planning and research on this page. By this fall, we will release a report on how we incorporated the 2030 Census FRN comments into our research program on how we will move forward.

🔽 Download the Infographic: Sources of 2030 Census Planning and Execution

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Thank you and Here’s What’s Next

Last fall, we eagerly announced that the U.S. Census Bureau actively sought your ideas for a better 2030 Census. This outreach represented an important part of our overall commitment to engaging with stakeholders, tribes, partners and communities. We hope outreach efforts like this help illustrate that we are living our values, which in this case include scientific integrity, inclusivity and transparency. This represented but one way that the voices of diverse constituencies and communities across our nation can be heard.

📌 En español: Sus comentaros para el Censo del 2030 ayudan a nuestra nación

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