Complete the U.S. Census while staying home
Dubois County Residents,
At this time of COVID-19 and shelter in place, please take the time while at home to complete your 2020 Census forms (paper, phone, or online).
Fill out your census here https://my2020census.gov/
Here is a story from March about why taking the census is important.
Currently, Dubois County has a 66.1% response rate and is tied as the 34th highest county response rate in the nation, but it also means 1 of every 3 Dubois County residents have yet to report in before Census workers need to visit your home in-person for door-to-door surveys.
Remember that data collected not only sets our representation in Washington DC, but also determines the federal funding allotted to our county for schools; roads; public works; emergency, rescue, and medical services (COVID-19!); and much more. The population numbers are also frequently used by businesses to decide where to build factories, offices and stores (which creates jobs) and developers use the data to determine locations to build new homes and revitalize old neighborhoods. Data collected now impacts our families and communities for the next ten years, so complete your Census now!
Current response rates for Dubois County, Indiana include:
Dubois County: 66.1% (Tied for 34th in U.S.)
(Congratulations to Hall, Harbison, Jackson, and Madison
Townships for achieving the prettiest blue on the
US Census state map with a 70+% response rate!)
Birdseye 55.0
Ferdinand 62.9
Holland 55.2
Huntingburg 54.9
Jasper 66.6
Bainbridge 66.5
Boone 67.5
Cass 63.7
Columbia 61.8
Ferdinand 67.6
Hall 78.7
Harbison 70.0
Jackson 75.6
Jefferson 67.4
Madison 75.1
Marion 65.9
Patoka 57.2
Ken Eck, Purdue Extension
