2020 Census: 99.98% of household counted; Data collection ending

2020 Response: 99.98% Complete Nationwide

According to updated numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau Monday (Oct. 19, 2020), 99.98% of all housing units and addresses nationwide were accounted for in the 2020 Census as of the end of self-response and field data collection operations on October 15, 2020. In all states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, more than 99% of all addresses have been accounted for, and in all but one state that number tops 99.9%.

Compared to the final self-response rate of 66.5% for the 2010 Census, 67% were accounted for through self-response to date, with the rest having been accounted for through our Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) operation.

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Statement on Requests for Additional 2020 Census Metrics and Upcoming Data Quality Measures

As a federal statistical agency, the U.S. Census Bureau welcomes open discussions about our work and the methods used to produce our statistics.

As of the end of data collection operations, well over 99.9% of addresses nationwide have been accounted for in the 2020 Census, with 67.0% accounted for through self-response online, by phone or by mail, and 32.9% accounted for through our Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) operation.

The final self-response rate for the 2010 Census was 66.5%. This is important, as better data comes from self-response.

The majority of occupied housing units in the NRFU operation were completed by a census taker interviewing a member of the household. The balance was completed by interviews with proxy respondents or through the use of high quality administrative records.

As of October 15, approximately 5.6% of addresses nationwide, have been resolved using high-quality administrative records, which is 13.9% of the NRFU workload. See our FAQs for more on the use of high-quality administrative records.

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The End of 2020 Census Data Collection, Next Steps, and a Heartfelt Thanks