Pinedale has only 11.5% self-reporting for 2020 Census
Wyoming has 41.9% self-response
April 21, 2020
Wyoming has seen a surge of residents self-responding and the state has now broken the 40% mark. As of Monday, April 20th the state of Wyoming is at 41.9% self-response. Pinedale is at 11.5% self-response.
The latest self-response numbers on the 2020 Census can be viewed at the interactive map here: https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html
The national self-response rate is 48.6 percent. One of the biggest challenges facing response rates in Wyoming is the fact that approximately 23 percent of residents live in an area designated as "Update Leave." Update Leave areas are part of a special operation for the Census Bureau and encompass rural locations that have city-style addresses but may use P.O. boxes to receive their mail, or it can be homes that contain rural route or highway contract route addresses. These locations have not yet received a formal 2020 Census invitation or paper questionnaire, which is contributing to the lower statewide self-response numbers.
If you live at a home with a city-style address (ex: 510 Cowboy Way) but use a P.O. box to get your mail, you will not receive a Census questionnaire in the mail. This includes the bulk of people in Sublette County. These households are highly encouraged to go online TODAY and complete the questionnaire for your address. Simply go to www.my2020census.gov and click on "Start Questionnaire" and then click on the link underneath the ID field that reads, "If you do not have a Census ID, click here."
The Census is asking Wyoming residents with non city-style addresses, like rural routes or highway contract routes, to please wait for their Census packet with ID to be dropped off at their home due to the complexity of these types of rural addresses. The update leave operation is currently slated to resume in mid-June 2020 but is subject to change. It is much more efficient and accurate for the Census Bureau to count residents with complex addresses when they use their Census ID to complete the questionnaire.
Use this MAP to track response rates in your local community.
If you have already received your invitation and/or paper questionnaire, residents can still respond online at https://2020census.gov/, by filling out their paper questionnaire and mailing it back, or by calling on the phone at 1-844-330-2020 (English). It has never been easier to respond on your own—all without having to meet a census taker.
ABOUT THE 2020 CENSUS
• You can complete the census online, by phone, or by mail. Find out more about each of these methods below:
o Online Response Guide
o Phone Response Guide
o Paper (Mail) Response Guide
• The 2020 Census is important because it will determine how of billions of dollars in federal funding is distributed, and will provide data that will impact Wyoming communities for the next decade.
• Responding to the 2020 Census is safe and secure. Individual responses are confidential and protected by law.
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