A little more than half of Allen County’s households have responded to the U.S. Census count for 2020.
The Census recently sent information to households to encourage residents to respond online, a process that takes only a few minutes. To respond, visit my2020census.gov
Currently, the Allen County response is a tad better than the state and national overall. Humboldt residents have the best response rate in the county, at just over 60%.
Following are current response rates, with the most-recent population estimates according to the U.S. Census.
— United States, population 327,167,439, response rate of 49.1%.
— Kansas, 2,911,510, 53.9%
— Allen County, 12,630, 54.6%
— Elsmore, 81, 39.1%
— Gas, 488, 31.2%
— Humboldt, 1,793, 60.2%
— Iola, 5,400, 54.6%
— LaHarpe, 579, 47.0%
— Moran, 408, 53.3%
— Savonburg, 57, 40.8%
CENSUS DATA is used to determine the number of seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives, and are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts.
The data also is used to determine how billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed for health clinics, school lunch programs, disaster recovery initiatives, and other critical programs and services for the next 10 years.
