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Have you responded yet?

Posted in Community, tagged , on April 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment »

As of April 16, the City’s response rate to the 2020 US Census has increased to 60.6%. We are now ranked 9th in the State, just behind Grayson and Avondale Estates.

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Responding to the Census is critical to the City (as well as DeKalb County and the State of Georgia) because the results help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding flow into the community every year for the next ten years.

Have you responded yet? If not, it only takes a few minutes whether you are completing the paper form, entering your information online or calling the Census hotline. Go here to get started – https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html

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Everyone Counts: Your 2020 Census Response Matters

Posted in Community, tagged , on April 10, 2020 | 1 Comment »

The City of Decatur has a 56% response rate as of April 8 which places us in an 11th place tie with Between and Alpharetta in the State of Georgia for best response rate so communities across the State are responding to the 2020 Census. (Our goal is 90%.) If you have not yet responded, you can respond online in one of 13 languages and find assistance in many more. Go here to get started – https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html. The time is now.

Please note: You may receive multiple mailings from the Census Bureau this year, including an invitation to respond to the 2020 Census and follow-up postcards and letters. Millions of households received reminder postcards in the mail last week. If you receive mail after you have already responded, you should disregard it. It was sent before they received your response.

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For more information on the 2020 Census response rates, take a moment to check out the map and data dashboard. Both will be found here – https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html.

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Today is Census Day!

Posted in Community, tagged , , on April 1, 2020 | Leave a Comment »

The U.S. Census Bureau has been working for more than a decade on the 2020 Census, and today is an important day: April 1 — Census Day — the reference day for the 2020 Census. (FYI, it is not a deadline for responding.)

If you have not taken the time to respond, now’s your chance to count everyone living in your home as of April 1. Go online, mail back your form or call in your response. For more information, visit 2020census.gov.

Curious to know how the City of Decatur or your childhood hometown are doing in terms of responding? Check out the response rate map on the Census website. As of March 30, the City’s overall response rate was 44.5%. Help us reach our goal of 90% by responding as soon as you are able.

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