Over 60 Percent of U.S. Households Have Responded to 2020 Census; Minnesota and Utah Have Highest Internet Response Rates Among States

From the U.S. Census:

Responses to the 2020 Census are on track as more than 60% of U.S. households have responded to the 2020 Census, with approximately four out of every five households that responded on their own choosing to do so online at 2020census.gov.

Current internet self-response rates are 9.2 percentage points above Census Bureau projections, as households continue to favor online to phone and mail in responding to the census.

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The Census Bureau’s online response rates map shows response rates by state, city, county and census tract.

As of May 25, 2020:

• Madison, Wis., is the city with the highest internet self-response rate.
• Minnesota and Utah have the highest internet response rates among states.

The 10 states with the highest self-response rates are:

• Minnesota – 70.0%
• Wisconsin – 67.4%
• Iowa – 66.9%
• Michigan – 66.7%
• Nebraska – 66.5%
• Washington – 65.4%
• Ohio – 65.3%
• Illinois – 65.2%
• Virginia – 65.2%
• Indiana – 64.9%

The 10 cities/municipalities with 250,000 or more population with the highest self-response rates are:

• Lincoln, Neb. – 72.8%
• Louisville/Jefferson County Metro, Ky. – 71.6%
• Madison, Wis. – 70.6%
• Seattle, Wash. – 69.8%
• Henderson, Nev. – 69.3%
• Paul, Minn. – 69.2%
• San Jose, Calif. – 68.5%
• Portland, Ore. – 67.8%
• Virginia Beach, Va. – 67.6%
• Minneapolis, Minn. – 67.6%
• Colorado Springs, Colo. – 67.6%

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