Fall 2008

Recruitment begins for local census jobs for early census operations

Spring 2009

Census employees go door-to-door to update address list nationwide

Fall 2009

Recruitment begins for census takers needed for peak workload in 2010

February – March 2010

Census questionnaires are mailed or delivered to households

April 1, 2010

Census Day

April – July 2010

Census takers visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail

December 2010

By law, Census Bureau delivers population counts to President for apportionment

March 2011

By law, Census Bureau completes delivery of redistricting data to states