Today is Census Day

28% of Wyoming Households Have Responded to the 2020 Census

Self-Respond TODAY online, by phone or by mail

Cheyenne, WY – As of last night, 28.1% of Wyoming households have self-responded to the 2020 Census.  The national self-response rate is 36.2%, our neighbors to the north in Montana are at 29.3% self-response, which puts Wyoming within reach of beating Montana.

It has never been easier to respond to the 2020 Census on your own, whether online, by phone, or by mail – all without having to meet a census taker. We encourage all Wyoming residents to self-respond as soon as possible and help Wyoming beat Montana in self-response and become one of the top self-response states in the country!  Go to 2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 and cross it off your list today. 

Top 10 Wyoming Counties Self-Response Rates (as of March 31, 2020)

  1. Johnson County, 41.2%
  2. Laramie County, 38.3%
  3. Washakie County, 37.5%
  4. Albany County, 36.3%
  5. Goshen County, 36.1%
  6. Park County, 35.4%
  7. Sweetwater County, 33.7%
  8. Natrona County, 32.7%
  9. Sheridan County, 31.9%
  10. * Platte County, Hot Springs County – tied, 31.7 %

Top 5 Wyoming Cities Self-Response Rates (as of March 31, 2020) 

  1. Buffalo, 50.5%
  2. Torrington, 44.9%
  3. Wheatland, 43.4%
  4. Green River, 43.1%
  5. Cheyenne, 41.2%

Check out this MAP to track response rates.

ABOUT THE 2020 CENSUS

  • The 2020 Census is a short questionnaire that asks about who lives in your household as of April 1, 2020. 
  • The 2020 Census requires counting a diverse and growing population in the United States and the five U.S. territories.
  • The 2020 Census is important because it will determine how billions of dollars in federal funding are distributed, and will provide data that will impact communities for the next decade.
  • Responding to the 2020 Census is safe and secure. Individual responses are confidential and protected by law.