October 5, 2020

So Far, 99.9 Percent Of Hoosier Households Have Been Counted In 2020 Census

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s housing unit completion rate, 99.9 percent of Indiana residents have filled out the census. - Sarah Neal-Estes/WFYI

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s housing unit completion rate, 99.9 percent of Indiana residents have filled out the census.

Sarah Neal-Estes/WFYI

More than 99 percent of homes across the country have now been counted in the 2020 Census.

Almost 67 percent of homes in the country responded to the census online, by phone or by mail. Another nearly 33 percent were counted by census takers and other field operations. 

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s housing unit completion rate, 99.9 percent of Indiana residents have filled out the census, 70 percent of those responded online, by phone or by mail. 

The Census count helps determine billions of dollars in funding for Indiana every year. 

Contact reporter Paola at pmarizan@wnin.org or follow her on Twitter at @pmarizan.

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