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.
Monday, March 29, 2010
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!
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.
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.
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"
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 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.
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