Wisconsin 2nd in the Nation for Census Participation
Thursday, June 18th, 2020 -- 8:49 AM
(AP) -The top three counties in the nation to respond to the U.S. Census questionnaire are in southeastern Wisconsin.Ozaukee County leads the United States with 81.6% of households reporting their census information, followed by Washington County at 81.4% and Waukesha at 81.2%, the Journal Sentinel reported. The national response rate is 61.4%, according to the data released this week. Minnesota leads all states with a 70.9% response followed by Wisconsin at 68.4%. The once-a-decade national headcount began in March and April with census forms and postcards appearing in mailboxes and for the first time, citizens could go online to respond to questions.
So far more than 90 million households nationwide have provided census information. Of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, Clark County comes in at 38 with 65.7%. For our neighboring counties, Chippewa is 19th with 74.1%, Eau Claire is 7th with 77.5%, Jackson is 45th with 60.5%, Wood is 9th with 76.3%, Marathon is 12th with 75.3% and Taylor is 41st with 63.9%.
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