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Contra Costa County achieved the third-highest census 2020 self-response rate of all California counties according to county officials, who have documented a 77.4% self-response rate from all residents for the once in a decade count.
Contra Costa County’s self-response rate outperformed the country’s 67% and the state’s 69.6% self-response rates, according to county census officials, who added that this decade’s figures surpassed the county’s 2010 rate by 7.4%.
In fact, nearly every municipality in Contra Costa County surpassed their 2010 rates, and those that did not were still within 1% of doing so, officials said.
“Thanks to all of the residents who responded to the census. You have guaranteed that Contra Costa County will receive its fair share of representation and much-needed funding for critical programs and infrastructure for the next decade,” said District 2 Supervisor Candace Andersen, vice-chair of the Complete Count Committee.
All four San Ramon Valley communities saw their self-response rates improve compared to their 2010 figures, with Blackhawk leading the way with an 88.4% response rate in 2020, followed by Danville with 87%, Alamo with 84.4% and San Ramon 80.8% — county officials say the Dougherty Valley region has a self-response rate of 78.9%.
For reference, in 2010 Danville had a self-response rate of 81.4%, followed by Blackhawk with 79.8%, Alamo with 79.2% and San Ramon with 74.4%.
To achieve these high response rates for 2020, Contra Costa County’s Complete Count Steering Committee partners with 67 community based organizations to get out the word and ensure that as many residents as possible were counted. Partnerships county officials say were instrumental in achieving record breaking self-response rates.
“Our success in Contra Costa County could not have happened without the strong partnerships with our local non-profits and community based organizations,” said District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair of the Complete Count Committee. “We have built lasting relationships and capacity that will be mutually beneficial as we collaborate on outreach in all aspects of our work.”
Now that the census count is complete, the U.S. Census Bureau will prepare the data to present to President Donald Trump on Dec. 31, with the redistricting process set to begin in spring 2021.
This Census count success didn’t just happen out of the blue, a number of Contra Costa residents volunteered their time and effort to make this such a favorable outcome. Those community members appointed by Supervisors Burgess and Anderson who made this such a success should be recognized. A special thank you to all the volunteers who did the work.