---
title: "Recent Reading on the 2010 Census"
description: "The Census Bureau's national map and statistics showing detailed daily participation rates in the 2010 Census is being picked up by journalists around the country in various ways."
date: "2010-03-31"
authors:
  - name: "D’Vera Cohn"
    job_title: "Former Senior Writer/Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/03/31/recent-reading-on-the-2010-census/"
---

# Recent Reading on the 2010 Census

The Census Bureau's national map and statistics showing [detailed daily participation rates](http://2010.census.gov/take10map/) in the 2010 Census is being picked up by journalists around the country in various ways.

USA Today used the data to construct its own [look-up tool](http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/census-participation.htm) for participation rates. Here is another [interactive map](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/) on AOL news, with a story summarizing national rate patterns.

The Houston Chronicle used the Census Bureau's participation data to drill down to the [neighborhood level,](http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Meyerland-neighborhood-paces-census-with-timely-1710164.php) and concluded that homeowners in older parts of town are more likely to return their 2010 Census forms than renters in newer areas. One Michigan county has a low participation rate, but that can explained by its high share of [vacation homes,](http://michiganradio.org//news) according to story on Michigan Radio, the NPR affiliate in the state.