EFFECTIVE POPULATION
Census Complete Count Toolset
Description & Features
Unleash a proven Census participation strategy to ensure maximum population reach and maximum funding from programs that rely on national population counts. show more

Community Return on Investment
10 Years of Benefits
Identify all addresses not included in the Census’ LUCA list.
Achieve proper representation by reaching and encouraging groups in low participation areas.
Ensure population participation through proven strategies ahead of and during the Census.
Secure maximum funding. Adding just 5,000 individuals on the census will increase funding by over $70M.
Why we are different
CDP brings a variety of address lists along with custom address matching algorithms to determine who is not likely to receive a Census form. We help communities maximize the benefits of the Census toolkits as well as arm enumerators with the best information about their specific neighborhoods. We collaborate with boots-on-the-ground survey experts to ensure enumerators maximize their success at eliciting participation through culturally appropriate literature and approach.
The Census Complete Count Toolset includes:
Find missing addresses from the LUCA list submitted to the Census Bureau
An intensive effort to standardize naming conventions for addresses, supplemented with ancillary data sources. Fast and efficient using algorithms built by experts in GIS + demography
Embark on a campaign to contact these hard-to-reach addresses (outsourced to a third party)
Engage through multiple contacts: direct mail, social media, and other modes to determine leverages to entice participants, minimize the burden for respondents, and create anticipation through advertising.
Arm the enumerators with toolkits
Neighborhood map highlighting: Specific missing addresses to target, areas with low response rates, and foreign national enclaves.
Target the least responsive areas using the Planning Databases provided by the Census Bureau
Assess which areas of the community that have historically not responded well to either the Decennial Census or to the more recent ACS mailings. Overlay low response areas and any missing addresses. Overlay foreign national communities that may need extra encouragement to participate in this particular round. Create a broader target list that combines both the new addresses and the least responsive housing units.
Testimonials
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Your work is so interesting. I can’t wait to see where [CDP] goes with this. You are on an amazing track. I just know this project will help us on so many levels.
Anna Kuszpa
Executive Director of Housing Nantucket
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The cell tower was installed in 1999 under a twenty-year lease agreement and we needed reliable, accurate data to negotiate our upcoming lease renewal. NDP was very supportive and helpful and they provided us with data that will be invaluable to our negotiations!
Peter Hoey
Member of the Capital Fund Committee for the First Congregational Church in Nantucket
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CDP worked diligently to digitalize, organize and complete a database list before uploading it to the school’s email marketing software. After a little training, the Children’s House staff was able to send email invitations for its large annual fundraising event, bringing down costs and greatly improving its effectiveness in reaching people!
Grace Maskell
Head of School of Children's House