Director Robert Santos

Robert Santos is the 26th director of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Previous Director Dr. Steven Dillingham

Dr. Steven Dillingham was sworn in as the 25th Census Bureau Director on January 7, 2019 and resigned from the office on January 20, 2021.

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Previous Director John H. Thompson

Thompson had been President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago since 2008.

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Seaton

These photos are of Seaton.

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Univac

These photos are of Univac.

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Groves preparing for press conference

These photos are of Groves preparing for press conference.

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Groves remarks NPC

These photos are of Groves remarks NPC.

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Groves with Blank

These photos are of Groves with Blank.

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Groves with Locke

These photos are of Groves with Locke.

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Groves with reporters

These photos are of Groves with reporters.

Information Collection: Update/Leave Package

Census workers hand delivered 2010 Census questionnaires to roughly 12 million addresses across the nation.

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Previous Director Robert M. Groves

Prior to leading the Census Bureau, Groves was a professor at the University of Michigan and director of its Survey Research Center.

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Previous Director Steven H. Murdock

Dr. Murdock was nominated by President George W. Bush for director on June 18, 2007, and the Senate confirmed him unanimously in December of that year.

Population Clock Reaches 300 Million

Census Bureau director Charles L. Kincannon speaks to the media as the Population Clock reaches 300 million, October 17, 2006.

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Past Census Facilities 10

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Suitland, MD 1

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Suitland Federal Center 3

Previous Director Charles Louis Kincannon

A native of Waco, TX, Charles Kincannon began his career as a statistician in the Census Bureau in 1963.

2000 American Community Survey Package

Census Taker Visits Resident During 2000 Census

2000 Census was the first to use a paid advertising campaign to motivate participation.

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Telephone Centers

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Previous Director Kenneth Prewitt

Ken Prewitt was born in 1936 in Alton, IL. He attained his B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1958.

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Bowie Computer Center 1

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Previous Director Martha Farnsworth Riche

A native of Ann Arbor, Martha Riche received a B.A. and M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan.

1990 Census

The 1990 Census did not fare as well as its predecessor. For the first time since 1940, there was an increase in the estimated net undercount.

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1990 Census Promotional Pins

Promotional pins distributed at the time of the 1990 Census encouraged residents of Dane County, WI, and the county seat—Madison—to participate in the census.

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1990 Cookbook

The U.S. Census Bureau's Welfare and Recreation Association compiled this 1990 cookbook using recipes submitted by its employees as part of a fundraiser.

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Cardboard Desks

For the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the U.S. Census Bureau purchased thousands of cardboard desks for use at temporary field offices around the country.

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Previous Director Barbara Everitt Bryant

The first woman to be director of the Census Bureau, Barbara Bryant was born in April 1926 in Ann Arbor, MI.

1985 Census Headquarters Building

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Previous Director John G. Keane

John Keane, a native of Indiana, brought his marketing and strategic planning experience to the Census Bureau.

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Previous Director Bruce Chapman

Bruce Chapman was born in 1940 in Evanston, IL. He went on to graduate with honors from Harvard University in 1962.

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1980 Census Mail-Out Mail-Back System

The mail-out mail-back system worked well for the 1980 Census, which is considered one of the most accurate in modern times.

1980 Preparing "Master Address Registers"

To conduct the 1980 field enumeration, Census Bureau enumerators used Master Address Registers. Year: 1980.

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1980 Textbook

For the 1980 Census, the Census Bureau published this textbook for the 50 universities participating in the Experimental Student Intern Program (ESIP).

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Notable Alumni Kirby Puckett

Before he became famous on the baseball diamond, Kirby worked as a temporary census employee for the 1980 Census in Chicago.