Monday, March 29, 2010

Particpation Rate Updated Today

The Census Bureau updated the particpation map today and now Kentucky has nearly half the state households particpating with less than three days until Census Day on April 1.  Kentucky stands at 49% participation, still ahead of the national rate which is 46%.

If you haven't mailed your census form yet, please take ten minutes and mail it back.  It saves the cost and time of an enumerator coming to your home to record the data.

Kentucky Census Participation Rates

The Census Bureau has made available tools for checking the Census mail participation rates for states, counties and cities.  As of March 29, Kentucky has a 40% participation rate.  This is slightly better than the Nation participation rate of 34%.

You can go to this link to zoom in on the national and state maps to see  your local county and city participation rates.  Below is an image of the Kentucky participation rates that was captured today.  The darker colors are counties with the lowest mail return rates.  Eastern Kentucky counties are faring worse than other areas.

The Census is important for determining how many Congressional Representatives each state has, as well as used to distribute federal funds for highways and other purposes. It only takes a few minutes, so please encourage everyone you know to mail it in!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

New Kentucky County 2009 Population Estimates Released Today

The United States Census Bureau has released 2009 County population estimates. The new estimates reveal that Spencer County has outpaced all other counties with a population growth of 50.7% since 2000.  Kentucky added 271,825 people in that period for a 6.7% gain.  There were 28 counties that had their populations increase at greater rates than the state, and 37 counties lost population in this period.

Kentucky's westernmost counties fared among the worst for population decline. Of the four counties that border the Mississippi River, Fulton (-12.1%) and Hickman (-7.8%) had the greatest percentage declines, ranking last and next-to-last among all 120 counties, with Carlisle (-2.7%) and Ballard (-1.5%) also seeing population declines.

You can see the Kentucky population estimates for each year from 2000 to 2009 here at the KSDC web site or visit the Census Bureau estimates page to see estimates for all available geographies in the United States.


% ChangeJulyAprilNumberPercent
Rank20092000ChangeChange
Kentucky4,314,1134,042,288271,8256.7%
1Spencer County17,73711,7665,97150.7%
2Scott County45,84133,06112,78038.7%
3Boone County118,57685,99132,58537.9%
4Elliott County9,0836,7562,32734.4%
5Shelby County42,07833,3378,74126.2%
6Oldham County58,09546,61811,47724.6%
7Bullitt County75,65361,23614,41723.5%
8Jessamine County47,58939,0418,54821.9%
9Madison County83,25870,87212,38617.5%
10Warren County108,66992,52216,14717.5%
11Nelson County43,55037,4776,07316.2%
12Garrard County17,08514,7922,29315.5%
13Montgomery County25,83522,5543,28114.5%
14Grant County25,54222,3843,15814.1%
15Anderson County21,79019,1112,67914.0%
16Fayette County296,545260,51236,03313.8%
17Christian County80,93872,3088,63011.9%
18Trimble County8,9588,12583310.3%
19Barren County41,74738,0333,7149.8%
20Laurel County57,74952,7155,0349.5%
21Clark County36,15933,1443,0159.1%
22Pulaski County60,85356,2174,6368.2%
23Whitley County38,81335,8702,9438.2%
24Owen County11,38010,5478337.9%
25Lincoln County25,17223,3611,8117.8%
26Woodford County24,98623,2081,7787.7%
27Marion County19,48618,2151,2717.0%
28Casey County16,49815,4471,0516.8%
29Allen County18,98217,7971,1856.7%
30Henry County16,06015,0601,0006.6%
31Taylor County24,42022,9241,4966.5%
32Russell County17,37716,3151,0626.5%
33Lawrence County16,57315,5691,0046.4%
34Calloway County36,34834,1772,1716.4%
35Fleming County14,66713,7928756.3%
36Grayson County25,58124,0551,5266.3%
37Hardin County99,77094,1745,5965.9%
38Boyle County29,26327,6971,5665.7%
39Trigg County13,29012,5976935.5%
40Hart County18,39617,4459515.5%
41Carroll County10,70310,1555485.4%
42Mercer County21,92020,8171,1035.3%
43Kenton County158,729151,4647,2654.8%
44Bath County11,61811,0945244.7%
45Adair County18,02917,2447854.6%
46Bracken County8,6538,2793744.5%
47Harrison County18,79417,9838114.5%
48Gallatin County8,2027,8703324.2%
49Daviess County95,39491,5493,8454.2%
50McCreary County17,79517,0807154.2%
51Wayne County20,74819,9238254.1%
52Jefferson County721,594693,60727,9874.0%
53Martin County13,07012,5784923.9%
54Simpson County17,01916,4056143.7%
55Marshall County31,20030,1251,0753.6%
56Rowan County22,87222,0947783.5%
57Pendleton County14,88714,3904973.5%
58Mason County17,37816,8035753.4%
59Washington County11,25710,9163413.1%
60Greenup County38,02036,8881,1323.1%
61Knox County32,71031,7839272.9%
62Hancock County8,6358,3932422.9%
63Ohio County23,53422,9166182.7%
64Franklin County48,96847,6871,2812.7%
65Lyon County8,2918,0802112.6%
66Powell County13,56613,2373292.5%
67Butler County13,32913,0093202.5%
68Edmonson County11,92611,6462802.4%
69Todd County12,25311,9722812.3%
70Logan County27,17426,5736012.3%
71Breckinridge County19,05718,6484092.2%
72Larue County13,66313,3762872.1%
73Bourbon County19,72919,3603691.9%
74Graves County37,71937,0286911.9%
75Johnson County23,82723,4463811.6%
76Henderson County45,49644,8296671.5%
77Morgan County14,09213,9481441.0%
78Nicholas County6,8746,813610.9%
79Meade County26,50126,3491520.6%
80Menifee County6,5936,556370.6%
81McCracken County65,88065,5143660.6%
82Wolfe County7,0997,065340.5%
83Metcalfe County10,06310,037260.3%
84Green County11,51011,515-50.0%
85Campbell County88,42388,616-193-0.2%
86Carter County26,77126,880-109-0.4%
87Rockcastle County16,50416,582-78-0.5%
88Hopkins County46,16746,517-350-0.8%
89Perry County29,13629,422-286-1.0%
90Robertson County2,2372,263-26-1.1%
91Magoffin County13,16613,332-166-1.2%
92Floyd County41,89942,443-544-1.3%
93Caldwell County12,87013,062-192-1.5%
94Ballard County8,1618,286-125-1.5%
95Monroe County11,56911,756-187-1.6%
96Muhlenberg County31,27431,839-565-1.8%
97Jackson County13,24313,495-252-1.9%
98Livingston County9,5989,804-206-2.1%
99Clinton County9,4039,634-231-2.4%
100Lewis County13,75214,092-340-2.4%
101Boyd County48,52749,752-1,225-2.5%
102Carlisle County5,2095,351-142-2.7%
103Crittenden County9,1109,384-274-2.9%
104Estill County14,85915,307-448-2.9%
105Webster County13,70614,120-414-2.9%
106Knott County17,12617,649-523-3.0%
107Breathitt County15,57516,100-525-3.3%
108McLean County9,6079,934-327-3.3%
109Bell County28,97230,060-1,088-3.6%
110Clay County23,62924,556-927-3.8%
111Union County14,99015,637-647-4.1%
112Pike County65,44668,734-3,288-4.8%
113Owsley County4,6194,858-239-4.9%
114Cumberland County6,7067,147-441-6.2%
115Letcher County23,63325,277-1,644-6.5%
116Harlan County30,95633,202-2,246-6.8%
117Leslie County11,50312,401-898-7.2%
118Lee County7,3397,916-577-7.3%
119Hickman County4,8515,262-411-7.8%
120Fulton County6,8147,752-938-12.1%

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Someone's Knocking At The Door . . .

. . . or at least they will be if you do not mail back your Census form!

Most households should receive the Census questionnaire in this week's mail, and if you wait too long to return it an enumerator will likely be knocking on your door in the next few weeks.  So, if you want to avoid that, please do not delay and mail it back as quickly as possible. It takes only a few minutes.

The following information about missing or erroneously addressed Census forms is taken from the Census Blog. You may find this helpful if you or someone you know has this problem:


"One question keeps popping up: What should I do if my census form has an incorrect address or if I don’t receive a form at all?

If your form has the wrong city name or zip code, please note the following:
 * The actual location of your address has been verified for accuracy. Contained in the barcodes on your form is information about the correct geographic location to which your housing unit belongs. This geographic information was verified last year by census workers who physically located each housing unit on the ground and assigned the housing units a “geocode” using special census maps and GPS coordinates.

* The address on your census form or advance letter may not list the city name you identify with or are used to seeing on your mail. This is a result of a cost-saving measure that streamlines how the forms are sorted and delivered to you by the U.S. Postal Service. It will NOT affect which city, town or block your household’s responses will be assigned to. If your city or area did not receive census forms, please be patient. The forms are either on their way, or census workers will come in May through July to conduct the census in person.
If you don’t receive a form at all, please take the following steps:
1) Wait: If you haven’t received a form, wait until April 12 to allow time for it to arrive. Millions of census forms are on their way to households across the country.
2) Contact Us: If you still have not received your form by April 12, then you may contact one of our 2010 Census Toll-free help lines.
* English: 1-866-872-6868

* Chinese: 1-866-935-2010

* Korean: 1-866-955-2010

* Russian: 1-866-965-2010

* Spanish: 1-866-928-2010

* Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010

* TDD (Telephone Display Device for the hearing impaired): 1-866-783-2010

* Puerto Rico (in English): 1-866-939-2010

* Puerto Rico (in Spanish): 1-866-929-2010"

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Count Every Kentuckian-- Babies and small children too!

In our efforts to count every Kentuckian for the 2010 Census, please spread the word--  babies count too!

Children have been undercounted in every census since the first one in 1790. Local communities rely on census information in planning for schools, child care, health and other critical services. Babies need to be counted today, so they can benefit tomorrow from community services.

Children Count Too! United States Census 2010