US EditionFormer US Census Bureau director John Thompson, who guided preparations for 2020 head count, dies
- John Thompson, who served as the 24th head of the U.S. Census Bureau and led the preparations for the 2020 census, passed away at his residence in Bend, Oregon, on May 9 at the age of 73.
- Thompson, nominated by President Obama and confirmed in 2013, left the bureau in 2017 after President Trump's election and shaped the 2020 census groundwork.
- He directed the integration of innovations like smartphones and online responses that aided the bureau during the challenging 2020 COVID-19 census.
- Ron Jarmin called the 2020 census the nation’s "most automated and technically advanced ever" and praised Thompson’s understanding of agency health.
- Thompson’s decades of public service and leadership influenced census operations and research organizations, leaving a significant legacy in federal statistics.
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Former US Census Bureau director John Thompson, who guided preparations for 2020 head count, dies
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