Founded on the premise that conducting a complete and accurate census is dependent on the involvement of trusted and respected tribal, state and local governments, community groups, and businesses that can persuade and motivate people to respond to the census questionnaire, the 2010 Census Regional Partnership Program took a multi-lingual and multi-cultural approach to community education and outreach, and combined it with local communications, grassroots-style organizing, and special initiatives to promote census participation among Hard-to-Count populations.

More than 257,000 governments, organizations, groups, and businesses partnered with the Census Bureau during the 2010 Census operations. Partners and Partnership Specialists conducted a number of activities and strategic outreach initiatives to reach Hard-to-Count groups.