---
title: "2010 Census Participation Rate: 72%"
description: "It’s official: The 2010 Census mail participation rate has matched the 2000 rate, according to the Census Bureau."
date: "2010-04-23"
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/2010/04/23/2010-census-participation-rate-72/"
---

# 2010 Census Participation Rate: 72%

It's official: The 2010 Census mail participation rate has matched the 2000 rate, according to the Census Bureau.