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!