2020 Census reaching deadline

With just a couple of weeks to go until the 2020 Census wraps up, Crook County has had one of the lowest self-response rates in the state – and the nation. Efforts are still underway to complete the population picture before the deadline at the end of the month.

The U.S. Census Bureau has recorded just 50% of Crook County’s households self-responding to the census, which indicates the number of people who completed the questionnaire online, by mail or by phone. This is significantly lower than the overall Wyoming rate of 60.2%.

Response rates range considerably across the state, with only four...