Response Rates
Total response
Census 2020 State-level total response rates (includes self-response plus those counted through non-response follow-up).
Self-response
Not only does a higher self-response rate mean a more accurate count of the population, but it is better from the perspective of fiscal responsibility. When households don't respond to the questionnaires, the Census Bureau must send fieldworkers to their addresses in an effort to collect their responses, which is much more costly to taxpayers.
- National map of self-response for a variety of geographies
- Indiana counties
- FAQs (pdf)
- Read “How the Census 2020 response rate varied across Indiana: A granular view by tract” (InContext, March-April 2021)
- Read preliminary analysis: “Hoosiers responded comparatively well to the 2020 Census” (InContext, Nov-Dec 2020)
Related links
- National map of 2020 self-response rates (down to the tract level), complete with a comparison to 2010 rates (Center for Urban Research)
- Census 2020 Self-Response Data: Questions and Answers (Center for Urban Research)
- Spreadsheet with 2010 rates, ranks and change since 2000 for states, Indiana counties and Indiana cities/towns, with population estimates also provided for reference.
- 2010 response rates by state
- 2000 response rates by state