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Act Now: Cook County last in state in Census Response

Jul 16, 2020 12:54PM ● By Editor
From Boreal Community Media - July 16, 2020

According to data today from the U.S. Census Bureau, with a county response state of just 27.9%, Cook County remains the last of 87 counties in the State of Minnesota in 2020 Census response rates.  Lake of the Woods County comes in second to last with a response rate of 30.6 percent.Meanwhile, Minnesota continues to lead the nation with a 71.6% response rate followed by Wisconsin with a 68% rate.

A  closer look at the numbers in Cook County shows the Grand Portage tribal area response rate exceeds the Cook County average at 30.6% while the response rate from the City of Grand Marais is 45.2%.

It only takes a few minutes to complete the Census which is important for reasons of federal funding and other government programs.   School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families in need. Census results affect your community every day.

Follow this link to complete your Census response today.  https://2020census.gov/?cid=20019:2020%20census:sem.b:p:dm:en:&utm_source=sem.b&utm_medium=p&utm_cam...
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