Montana Census self-response count passes 50 percent
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MONTANA – On Friday, May 15, Montana’s self-response count passed 50 percent. That means we’re halfway there when it comes to getting a full count of Montana’s residents.
Now that Census workers have resumed some operations in Montana, an estimated 200,000 Montana households that have not yet received an invitation to participate will get an official 2020 Census packet left at the door. The packet will include the Census form and postage paid envelope.
The U.S. Census Bureau budgeted more than $1.7 billion for non-response follow-up and is asking Congress for more funding due to the impacts of COVID-19 on census operations. Census workers will make up to six attempts to get a complete 2020 Census questionnaire for each household.
Montanans can do their part to reduce the cost by filling out the Census on-line, by phone, or by mail, which costs pennies compared to sending a U.S. Census worker to a household to fill out the form with the residents at https://census.mt.gov.
