2030 Census
Planning and Activities
- Census Bureau 2030 Census Page
- 2030 Operational Plan - Baseline 1. The 2030 Operational Plan presents an overview of the operational design for the 2030 Census and includes an interactive tool to explore the Plan in more detail.
- 2030 Census Webinar Series. A series of webinars that provide updates and information on components of preparation for the 2030 Census.
- 2030
Census Testing and Research. Information on research projects and 2030 Census testing.
- 2030 Census Research Project Explorer. The Census Bureau is developing over 50 research projects grouped into five focus areas.
- 2030 Census Testing. The Census Bureau will perform several tests to inform the 2030 Census design.
- 2030 Census Timeline
Source: U.S. Census (www.census.gov)
- 2030 Census Testing Timeline
Source: U.S. Census (www.census.gov)
- 2030 Census Communications, Partnerships, and Engagement Timeline
Source: U.S. Census (www.census.gov)
- 2030 Census Operations Strategy and Roadmap. This site describes the method for the operational design for the 2030 Census and outlines the program's principles and program assumptions.
- 2030
Census Redistricting Data Program. The 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program provides states the
opportunity to delineate voting districts and to suggest census block boundaries for use in the 2030 Census
redistricting data tabulations (Redistricting Data [Public Law 94-171] Summary File).
- The Block Boundary Suggestion Project (BBSP) is Phase I of the U.S. Census Bureau's Redistricting Data Program. The BBSP allows states to suggest geographic features for defining census tabulation blocks to better reflect local communities and administrative boundaries. Below is the updated BBSP timeline:
BBSP Activity Revised Date Posting BBSP Partnership Shapefiles and Prototype Block Shapefiles to the Census Bureau Website January 22, 2026 Virtual Training: Preparing for the BBSP: Using Prototype Blocks to Target BBSP Work and Understanding Census Geographic Concepts for BBSP Work January 22, 2026 Posting BBSP Participant Guides to the Census Bureau Website January 27, 2026 Virtual Training Webinar - Using GUPS Web for BBSP Work February 5, 2026 Posting Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS) to the Census Bureau Website February 9, 2026 Deadline for BBSP Submissions May 29, 2026 - 2030 Census Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA). LUCA provides tribal, state, and local governments the only opportunity to review and comment on the Census Bureau’s residential address list for their jurisdiction prior to the 2030 Census.
2024 Update of Race and Ethnicity Standards
- Federal Register Notice - Revisions to OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15.
- Revised standards for maintaining, collecting and presenting federal data on race and ethnicity.