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Census Response Rate Below State Average

Crawford County’s United States Census Bureau response rate is just 50.8 percent as of July 27, which puts it below the state average.

Missouri’s response rate is 62.6 percent.

Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed Executive Order 20-13, extending a previous executive order that established the Missouri 2020 Complete Count Committee.

The previous executive order — 18-12 — required the committee to complete its work and submit a final report by Aug. 1.

Parson’s new executive order extends that to Nov. 30.

The Missouri 2020 Complete Count Committee’s purpose remains the same, to heighten participation and awareness for the 2020 Census and coordinate messaging and community outreach in hard-to-count areas of Missouri.

 “Missouri’s Complete Count Committee’s mission remains a critical component in the effort to secure a fair and equitable 2020 Census,” Parson said in a statement. “Extending the deadline for the committee’s work will help ensure accurate and reliable census data is collected for the state of Missouri and reinforce the importance of having every Missourian counted.”

Parson called census participation a civic duty, on par with voting.

“An accurate U.S. Census is fundamental to democracy and critical in determining the economic, social, and political voice of Missouri’s citizens. It also ensures fair representation, funding, and investment for all communities,” he said.

None of the eight counties within the Meramec Regional Planning Commission have a response at or above the state average.

Phelps County has the highest response rate — 56.6 percent.

Gasconade County has responded at a 54.1 percent rate.

Osage County’s rate is 50.2 percent.

The other four counties are below 50 percent — Maries (48.1 percent); Dent (47.9 percent); Pulaski (47.4 percent) and Washington (46.2 percent).

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