Danville Census Response Rates Among Highest In California

DANVILLE, CA — Danville's response rates to the 2020 Census are among the highest in California, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Nearly three in four Danville residents have already responded to the census, a nationwide population count that determines how federal funding is distributed and the number of representatives that serve each state in the House of Representatives.

Here are the California cities with the top 10 response rates, as of noon Monday:

1. Piedmont: 78.2 percent
2. Clayton: 76.5 percent
3. Moraga: 76.1 percent
4. Saratoga: 75.9 percent
5. Los Altos: 75.2 percent
6. Danville: 74.8 percent
7. Orinda: 73.6 percent
8. San Carlos: 73.1 percent
9. Laguna Woods: 72.7 percent
10. Cypress: 72.6 percent

Here's how the rest of the Tri-Valley fared:

• Livermore: 68.8 percent (38th place)
• Pleasanton: 68.5 percent (41st place)
• San Ramon: 66.2 percent (71st place)
• Dublin: 62.6 percent (143rd place)

The census is conducted every 10 years. California has invested $187 million in this year's outreach campaign to ensure populations considered hard-to-count — such as infants or immigrants who entered the country illegally — are accounted for.

This is the first year that the census has been conducted online. Officials worry that this change could lead to an undercount of the population.

The census has been administered via mail in previous years. This year nearly all California households received an invitation in the mail with instructions on how to complete the census online. People may also elect to respond by mail or over the phone.

Participation in the census is mandatory. Haven't responded yet? Learn how to do so here.