Source: CAROLINA DEMOGRAPHY, 3/23/20

As of March 23, NC is currently among the bottom ten states in the nation for Census response

On Friday, March 20 the U.S. Census Bureau began publishing self-response rates for the 2020 Census. The rates represent the number of households that have filled out their census forms on their own (online, by mail, or by phone) as a percentage of all housing units, since the Bureau started sending out invitations to households in early March to participate in the Census.

On a weekly basis, we will be updating self-response rates for North Carolina at the state and county levels and sending out key takeaways.

Key takeaways from March 23


North Carolina is currently among the bottom ten states in the nation for Census response: As of March 23rd, North Carolina ranked 41st with just under 17% of households responding, compared to 19% of households nationally. West Virginia (ranked 51st) is the only southeastern state with a lower response score than North Carolina (14%).

North Carolina households have been slower to adopt online Census response: 13% of households responded to the Census online in North Carolina vs. 16% nationwide.

One in five households have already responded in the top five counties – Caswell, Alexander, Lee, Orange, and Rockingham counties.

Lowest-response counties primarily located in Western North Carolina – Graham, Jackson, Avery and Watauga counties were among the bottom five.



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