- Elizabeth Larson
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Lake County’s 2020 Census response rate lagging behind state, national average
The most recent response information available from the bureau said that, so far, 51.8 percent of households nationwide have responded, while the response rate in California is 53.2 percent.
The national Internet response is 44.8 percent as of the latest available data on April 22, with 47.6 percent of Californians filling out the questionnaire online.
The Census Bureau said Lake County’s response rate is below the state and national averages.
Lake’s total response rate is 34 percent, while its online response rate is 23.6 percent, the Census Bureau reported.
Within the county, the city of Clearlake’s total response rate is 30.5 percent, while 17.6 percent of Clearlake residents have responded online.
The city of Lakeport has a 55.2 percent overall response rate, with an Internet response rate of 22 percent.
To take the 2020 Census, visit https://2020census.gov/ .
Much of the bureau’s work has gone online over the past month.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Census Bureau adjusted its 2020 Census operations to temporarily suspend field data collection activities in March.
However, earlier this month it announced that it is taking steps to reactivate field offices beginning June 1, in preparation for the resumption of field data collection operations as quickly as possible following that date.
The agency is seeking statutory relief from Congress of 120 additional calendar days to deliver final apportionment counts.
The bureau’s plan calls for extending the window for field data collection and self-response to Oct. 31.
Once the 2020 Census data collection is complete, the Census Bureau said it begins “a lengthy, thorough and scientifically rigorous process” to produce the apportionment counts, redistricting information and other statistical data products that help guide hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private sector spending per year.
The extended deadline will allow the Census Bureau to deliver apportionment counts to President Donald Trump by April 30, 2021, and redistricting data to be delivered to the states no later than July 31, 2021.
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