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 appointment

 March 2011

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