2010 Census Mail Participation Rate Map
America participated! 74 percent of households in the United States filled out and mailed back their 2010 Census questionnaire, a significant achievement in a time of declining survey participation worldwide. The final mail participation rate of 74 percent for the nation matches the rate achieved during the 2000 Census.
2010 Census National Participation Rate: 74%
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How This Map Works
A "Mail Participation rate" is the percent of forms mailed back by households that received them. To find your area's 2010 Census participation rate using the map, enter your zip code, or your city and state, in the search field and click the “Find” button. Once you do this, a national view of the map will appear with a data window on the exact location you chose. The mail participation rate for that area will be featured prominently within that window. From here you can either zoom in or compare that area's 2010 participation rate to its 2000 Census participation rate. To learn more about the map and how it works visit our help section by clicking on the question mark above.
Geographic lines on this map, such as those for state or county borders, have been simplified to shorten load times, and thus are only approximate. The Take 10 Program provides participation rate data for incorporated places (cities, towns, villages) but not for unincorporated places. Please try zooming in to the next level for tract data or zoom out to the level above for county data.
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After you've pulled up mail participation rate data for a particular area, click on the "Track Participation Rate" link in the data display circle. You'll be instructed to copy your area's customized Rate Tracker for embedding on your Web site.
You can also compare several areas side-by-side to see which area has the highest mail participation rates. Click on "Compare" in the data display circle and follow instructions for selecting areas to compare.
To embed the National rate in your web page, please copy the code in the text box and paste it into your web page.
