Colorado Climbs 2 Spots in 2020 Census Self-Response Ranking

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The 2020 Census is underway and Colorado is close to cracking into the top 10 states with high self-response rates. To date, 51.9% of Colorado households have self-responded to the 2020 Census. The national self-response rate is 48.1%. Check out this MAP to track response rates.

It has never been easier to respond to the 2020 Census on your own, whether online, by phone, or by mail - all without having to meet a census taker. We encourage Coloradans to self-respond as soon as possible and catapult Colorado into the top 10 states with the highest 2020 Census self-response rates in the nation! Go to 2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 and cross it off your TO DO list today. 

Top 2020 Census Self-Response Rates by State 

1. Minnesota, 57.5%
2. Wisconsin, 54.9%
3. Michigan, 54.7%
4. Iowa, 54%
5. Nebraska, 54%
6. Utah, 53.8%
7. Washington, 53.8%
8. Virginia, 53.7%
9. Illinois, 52.5%
10. Kansas, 52.5%
11. Colorado, 51.9%
12. Ohio, 51.8%
13. Idaho, 51.6%
14. Indiana, 51.5%
15. Maryland, 51.4%

Top 2020 Census Self-Response Rates by Colorado County 

1. Douglas County, 63.9%
2. Jefferson County, 63.2%
3. Broomfield County, 60.5%
4. Boulder County, 59.9%
5. Arapahoe County, 58%
6. El Paso County, 56.6%
7. Elbert County, 56.3%
8. Phillips County, 55.4%
9. Larimer County, 54%
10. Yuma County, 54%
11. Mesa County, 53.3%
12. Adams County, 53%
13. Logan County, 51.7%
14. Denver County, 51.5%
15. Fremont County, 51.4%

ABOUT THE 2020 CENSUS

• The 2020 Census is a short questionnaire that asks about who lives in your household as of April 1, 2020. 
• The 2020 Census requires counting a diverse and growing population in the United States and the five U.S. territories.
• The 2020 Census is important because it will determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives, inform hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding, and provide data that will impact communities for the next decade.
• Responding to the 2020 Census is safe and secure. Individual responses are confidential and protected by law.
  
• Later this year, the U.S. Census Bureau plans to send census takers to visit households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census to help them complete questionnaires. 
• The current deadline to respond to the 2020 Census is August 14, 2020. 
  

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