---
"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://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/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.