| 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. |