About 83% of people living in Washington County responded to the 2010 census.
That’s an average response rate, City Manager Pete Peterson said earlier this month, but with millions of dollars in state and federal funding at stake, local officials are working to ensure the local response rate moves closer to 100% during the 2020 census.
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