2030 United States census
The 2030 United States census, known as "Census 2030", will be the 25th United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day which is used for the census, will be on April 1, 2030.
Background
As required by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, the US census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The 2020 census was the previous census completed. All persons in the US age 18 years and older are legally obligated to answer census questions, and to do so truthfully.Personally identifiable information could be made available in 2102, if the 72-year rule is not changed before then.
Phases
Early planning
Early planning started in October 2018, followed by a design selection phase which is currently under way. Public input was collected between August and November 2022 to inform the Census Bureau's decisions on the operational design of the 2030 census, including which languages should be used to collect census data.Design changes
In January 2023, a notice in the Federal Register proposed separate checkboxes in the race or ethnicity question for "Hispanic or Latino" as well as "Middle Eastern or North African". On March 28, 2024, the Bureau announced the following modifications to questions on race and ethnicity:- consolidate the race and ethnicity questions into one question, with Hispanic or Latino considered as a minimum category
- add Middle Eastern or North African as a new minimum category
- require the collection of additional details beyond the minimum required race and ethnicity in most situations