Marylanders Use Coronavirus Quarantine Time To Fill Out Census
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Maryland's response rate for the U.S. Census is up to 54.2%, officials report.
It seems like people are finding the time to fill out the census during the state's stay at home order due to the coronavirus pandemic, they said.
Maryland is now ranked 13th in the U.S. for its response rate and second in the region behind Virginia.
You can fill out the census at my2020census.gov.
The #2020Census Census response rate for MD is up to 54.2%, now 13th in the US (15th last week), and 2nd in the region behind VA. 16 of MDs 24 jurisdictions are above 50%. If you haven't responded to the #2020Census, we challenge you to fill it out today! https://t.co/XI5BmmHNKz pic.twitter.com/oGh8xN37ZL
— Maryland Census (@MDCensus2020) April 20, 2020
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